Legal Opinion
Hassett v. City of New Haven
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided August 25, 2004No. File No. CV-02-0458974SPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBlue, J.
This uninsured motorists action against the defendant city of New Haven (city) and its insurers has been tried to the court. Although the case involves modest amounts of money, it raises important issues involving our “collateral sources” statute, General Statutes § 52-225b.
The city stipulated to liability at the outset of the trial, so the trial was, for all practical purposes, a hearing in damages. The trial was on the first count of the amended complaint only. (The first count claims the liability of the city; the second count, severed for purposes of trial, claims the liability of another…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Consolidated Edison Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gomeau v. ForrestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Regan v. N. York and N. England R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Smith v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hassett v. City of New HavenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005