Legal Opinion
Donner v. Kearse
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1995No. 15036PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
This appeal raises two principal issues: (1) whether General Statutes § 52-572h1 requires a jury *662to consider the negligence of a plaintiff who had withdrawn his action in apportioning the amount of damages for which the defendant is responsible; and (2) whether the trial court properly ordered a separate trial on the issue of whether the plaintiff, in executing a general release of liability, had released the defendant.
The original plaintiffs, Lilyan Donner and Robert Donner, brought this action for damages as a result *663of personal injuries they received in an automobile collision in the town…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Peck v. JacqueminSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Ford v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Canaan Oil Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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