Giannitti v. City of Stamford

The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding the plaintiff $130,000 in damages plus interest and costs after a bifurcated jury trial on liability and damages. The defendant raises *69numerous claims which may be summarized as follows: first, that the trial court was incorrect in its evidentiary and discovery rulings, the cumulative effect of which denied the defendant the right to prepare a defense as to liability and damages; second, that the trial court incorrectly refused to allow the jury to view the scene of the accident; third, that the court failed to charge the…