Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Alamo Management Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 21, 1992No. 14271PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, in an action for unlawful entry and detainer under General Statutes § 47a-43 (a) (3),1 entitlement to an award of statutory punitive damages, pursuant to General Statutes § 47a-46,2 may be established by a preponderance of the evidence. The plaintiff, Alice Freeman, brought an action for damages against the defendants, Alamo Management Company, and Dwayne Boise, to recover for the forcible entry into her apartment and the wrongful disposition of her personal property. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff both on her claim…
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