Legal Opinion
Battista v. United Illuminating Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 14, 1987No. 4156PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered following the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict, after a trial to a jury, on three counts of a complaint alleging defamation, wrongful discharge in tort and wrongful discharge in contract. The plaintiff claims that the trial court erred in (1) charging the jury that they could only award nominal damages on the defamation count, and (2) failing to charge in accord with the plaintiff’s requests on the wrongful discharge counts. We find error in part.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts.The plaintiff was employed by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Morris v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Urban v. Hartford Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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- Slifkin v. Condec Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1988
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