Legal Opinion
McKiernan v. Caldor, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 17, 1981PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, J.
The plaintiff brought suit for personal injuries which she alleges were caused by a fall in the defendants’ parking lot on December 19, 1974. The jury returned a general verdict for the defendants. In this appeal the plaintiff claims that the trial court erred in its charge to the jury regarding the plaintiff’s use of a cane during trial and in allowing the defendants’ meteorologist to testify as an expert on ground freezing conditions.
The plaintiff first claims error in the charge to the jury concerning her use of a cane. Throughout the trial the plaintiff used a cane to assist her in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Vandersluis v. WeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Siladi v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Wray v. Fairfield Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- State v. HolmquistSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. CosgroveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Struckman v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Russell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Jefferson Garden Associates v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Frankovitch v. BurtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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