Legal Opinion
Murdock v. Croughwell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 27, 2004No. SC 16987PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
This appeal arises out of a negligence action brought by the plaintiff, John Murdock, a former officer for the Hartford police department, against the named defendant, Joseph Croughwell, the former chief of the Hartford police department, and the defendant city of Hartford (city), to recover damages for injuries sustained in an off-duty, physical altercation *561with a fellow police officer, Antonio Cancel.1 On appeal to this court, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly set aside a jury award in his favor and rendered judgment notwithstanding the verdict…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Marquay v. EnoSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Purzycki v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Fraser v. United StatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Cannizzaro v. MarinyakConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
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