Legal Opinion
Herb v. Kerr
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 17, 1983No. 11263PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
This appeal from a judgment in an action for negligence raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in its instructions on the element of proximate causation; (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing either to set aside the verdict as being excessive or to order a remittitur; and (3) whether the trial court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict as being against the law and the evidence. We find no error.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: On the afternoon of June 9,1976, the plaintiff had stopped his motorcycle at a red light at an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Katsetos v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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- Josephson v. MeyersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Nichols v. Coppola Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Magnon v. GlickmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Amodio v. AmodioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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