Legal Opinion
Williams v. Salamone
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 24, 1984No. 11172PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In a trial arising out of a vehicular collision between the plaintiffs decedent1 and the defendant, Maria Salamone, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff made a motion to set aside the verdict, alleging that members of the jury had discussed the case among themselves prior to deliberating, contrary to the court’s instructions. The court denied the motion, holding that the plaintiff had not met her burden of proving that prejudice probably resulted from the jurors’ misconduct.
In her appeal, the plaintiff claims the court erred in (1) requiring her to carry the burden of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. Oscar H. KleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Aillon v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Strange v. Treasure CityTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Jonap v. SilverConnecticut Appellate Court · 1983
- Connecticut Light and Power Co. v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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