Legal Opinion
Pietrorazio v. Santopietro
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 8, 1981PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In this medical malpractice action, the jury returned a verdict for both defendants. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered on the verdict, claiming that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that several rulings of the court pertaining to the admissibility of testimony were erroneous.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The plaintiff was admitted to the hospital on January 22,1976, by the defendant Olindo Santopietro, his internist, for evaluation of back and leg pain. Santopietro did not perform a complete baseline neurological examination,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- State v. FrostSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- State v. Chin LungSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Lengel v. New Haven Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Kelley v. BonneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Santopietro v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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