Legal Opinion
Burton v. City of Stamford
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 9, 2009No. 28309, 29468PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRUENDEL, J.
On the morning of October 11, 2002, two vehicles collided near the intersection of Main Street and Clinton Avenue in Stamford and a civil action followed. Both parties now appeal from the judgment of the trial court setting aside, and subsequently reinstating, a directed verdict. In AC 28309, the defendant, the city of Stamford, claims that the court abused its discretion in (1) permitting the plaintiff Godfrey Burton 1 to amend his complaint after it had directed a verdict in favor of the defendant and (2) granting the plaintiffs motion to set aside the directed verdict.…
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