Donahue v. State

The defendant appeals from the trial court’s judgment setting aside a verdict awarding the plaintiff $866 in damages. The trial court, after concluding that the award was inadequate, ordered that the verdict be set aside and a new trial conducted on the issue of damages unless the defendant filed an additur of $10,634. See General Statutes § 52-228b.1 After the time limited by the court for filing the additur expired, the plaintiff successfully moved to set the verdict aside and for a new trial limited to the issue of damages. This appeal followed.

The defendant claims that the trial court…