Legal Opinion
Palkimas v. Lavine
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 13, 2002No. AC 21434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUPONT, J.
The plaintiff, Richard R. Palkimas, after a jury trial, appeals from the denial of his motion for judgment notwithstanding the general verdict for the defendant, Rita J. Lavine, and to set aside the verdict and to order a new trial.1 The only issue we need address on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to set aside the verdict and to order a new trial because of allegedly improper remarks during the closing argument of the defendant’s counsel.2
*539The plaintiff claims that he was denied a fair trial because the remarks made by the defendant’s…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- State v. SinghSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Mather v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Medes v. Geico Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Tornaquindici v. KeggiConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Sturgeon v. SturgeonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Forrestt v. KochConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. GreeneConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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