Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Prior
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 26, 1996No. 15210PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court properly granted the motion of the defendants, the board of police commissioners for the borough of Naugatuck (board) and the individual members of the board,1 to set aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Thomas Hunt, a member of the Naugatuck police department (department). The plaintiff brought this action seeking damages for his allegedly wrongful suspension by the board. Following a six week trial, the jury found for the plaintiff on all counts and awarded him $550,000. Upon the motion of the defendants, the…
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3Cited by62 opinions
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