Legal Opinion

Gajewski v. Pavelo

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 28, 1994No. 14843PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.

The dispositive issue of this appeal is the applicability of the general verdict rule. The jury’s handwritten verdict stated that the plaintiffs’ claims were “inconclusive,” but did not specifically mention the defendants’ special defense. On the basis of this verdict, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed to the Appellate Court, which applied the general verdict rule and affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Gajewski v. Pavelo, 32 Conn. App. 373, 629 A.2d 465 (1993). We granted the plaintiffs’ petition for certification to appeal.1 We now…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Curry v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. Tomczuk v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  3. Stone v. BastaracheSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. Colucci v. PinetteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  5. LaFleur v. Farmington River Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. Pagano v. IppolitiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. Gajewski v. PaveloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  5. Macdermid, Inc. v. LeonettiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018

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