Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. City of Norwalk
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 4, 1992No. 10208PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant appeals from the trial court’s judgment, after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him $125,000 in damages for injuries suffered as a result of the defendant’s violation of General Statutes § 13a-149, one of the state’s highway defect statutes.
On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly denied the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, (2) improperly instructed the jury on common law negligence, (3) improperly ordered the jury to reconsider its responses to certain written interrogatories, and (4) failed either to grant judgment…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Boehm v. KishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Gemme v. GoldbergConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Himmelstein v. Town of WindsorConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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