Leary v. Stylarama of New Haven, Inc.

The narrow issue raised on this appeal is whether the court (Grillo, J.) erred in granting the defendant’s motion to strike the case from the jury list 1 in response to the defendant’s claim that the plaintiff had contractually waived his right to a jury trial.

The plaintiff’s complaint alleged that he had entered into a contract with the defendant for the construction of a finished basement in the plaintiff’s home, that during the course of construction wall paneling was delivered and stacked vertically against a wall in the basement, and that the plaintiff was injured when those panels fell…