Legal Opinion
Lafontaine v. Family Drug Stores, Inc.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided April 5, 1976No. File No. CV 17-708-8810PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant moved, after all the evidence was in, for a directed verdict. The trial court reserved decision and permitted the case to go to the jury. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on both counts alleged in the complaint for $8000, which was reduced by the court to $7500 in accordance with the ad damnum clause. The defendant timely moved to set aside the verdict on the grounds that it was contrary to the law, against the evidence and excessive, and moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. This memorandum decides those motions.
The plaintiff's complaint alleges…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Zenik v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Bennett v. NorbanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Terminal Taxi Co. v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Collins v. City National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Goodrich v. WarnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Goodrich v. Waterbury Republican-American, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Jonap v. SilverConnecticut Appellate Court · 1983
- Gary Moore v. The Big Picture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Jaindl v. MohrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Baggett v. National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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