Legal Opinion
McDermott v. Calvary Baptist Church
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 19, 2002No. AC 20955PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SHEA, J.
The plaintiff, Sharon McDermott, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the defendants,1 in an action to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained as a result of the defendants’ alleged negligent maintenance of their property. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) failed to instruct the jury on the issue of agency, (2) failed to instruct the jury that the defendant town of Darien (town) had a legal duty to trim branches that overhung its property, (3) instructed the jury on the legal significance…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Morin v. Bell Court Condominium Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Robinson v. ClappSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Bovat v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Grignano v. City of MilfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- McDermott v. Calvary Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Kondrat v. Town of BrookfieldConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- McDermott v. Calvary Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002