Legal Opinion
Dacey v. Connecticut Bar Assn.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 6, 1976PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The plaintiff, Norman F. Dacey, published a book entitled “How to Avoid Probate!” Subsequent to the publishing of this book, the defendant, the Connecticut Bar Association, published a pamphlet entitled “Understanding Probate! or Don’t be Dead—Wrong!” The plaintiff contended that some of the statements in this pamphlet were libelous and he brought an action in libel against the defendant. The jury awarded $60,000 general damages in favor of the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed.
At the outset, the plaintiff has challenged the propriety of this court’s determining the appeal. Every…
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