Legal Opinion
Malmberg v. Lopez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 23, 1988No. 13276PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The plaintiff1 brought this action seeking damages for the wrongful death of Scott C. Malmberg. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff, but awarded zero damages. The plaintiff filed a motion to set aside the verdict, claiming that the award was contrary to the law and the evidence, and requested a new trial on the issue of damages only. The trial court denied the motion, and the plaintiff appealed.
The Appellate Court, in a split decision, found error in the court’s denial of the motion to set aside the verdict and remanded the case for a hearing in damages…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. Chin LungSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Frankovitch v. BurtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Riccio v. AbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Rosenblatt v. BermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Freshwater v. BoothWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by62 opinions
- DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- George v. EricsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Wichers v. HatchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Thames River Recycling, Inc. v. GalloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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