Legal Opinion
D'Ascanio v. Toyota Industries Corp.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 7, 2012No. AC 32361PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
In this product liability case, the plaintiffs, Emilio D’Ascanio and his wife, Maria D’Ascanio, 1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court directing a verdict in favor of the defendants Toyota Material Handling USA, Inc., BT Prime Mover, Inc., and Summit Handling Systems, Inc. 2 On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the court abused its discretion in striking testimony presented by their expert witness and precluding him from further testifying. That error, the plaintiffs claim, led the court to improperly direct a verdict in favor of the defendants. We agree with the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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