Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Smazer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 3, 1963PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a bastardy action which she instituted against the defendant. Within the six-day period allowed by what is now § 254 of the 1963 Practice Book, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. See cases such as Hoberman v. Lake of Isles, Inc., 138 Conn. 573, 575, 87 A.2d 137.
In brief, the motion stated that as a result of a newspaper account of the trial published the day after the rendition of the verdict, four persons came to the defendant and told him of certain statements made by George…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- State v. FerroneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
- Lyman v. LymanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Hoberman v. Lake of Isles, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- George v. EricsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. RosadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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