Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Pike
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 12, 2012No. AC 32695PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTTMA, C. J.
This appeal arises from the trial court’s denial of motions for remittitur and to set aside the verdict filed by the defendants, Daniel J. Pike and Andrew C. Pike. Because the court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the jury’s award did not “shock the conscience” and is “well within the limits of a reasonable award,” we affirm the judgment. The defendants also claim that the court improperly admitted certain documents into evidence. We reject this claim as well.
The plaintiff, David Johnson, brought this action seeking damages for injuries he suffered in a…
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