Legal Opinion
Smith v. Otis Elevator Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 23, 1993No. 12802PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s appeal for lack of a final judgment. The dispositive issue before us is whether a final judgment exists after the trial court has denied a motion to set aside the verdict but before it has heard evidence of collateral source payments pursuant to General Statutes § 52-225a.1 We conclude that final judgment does not enter until after the collateral source payment issue has been decided and, therefore, the appeal must be dismissed for lack of a final judgment.
The procedural history of this case is not in dispute. In 1990, the plaintiff,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Samperi v. Inland Wetlands AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Ambroise v. William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Walton v. Town of New HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Rhodes v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Akerson v. City of BridgeportConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Tucker v. American International Group, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
- Ng v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Annecharico v. PattersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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