Legal Opinion
DeVito v. Schwartz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 16, 2001No. AC 20997PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
In this defamation action, the counterclaim plaintiff, Edward Schwartz, appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court after the court denied his motion to set aside the verdict. On appeal, Schwartz claims that the court improperly denied his motion because the defamatory statements made by the coun*230terclaim defendant, Albert DeVito, were slanderous per se, and, therefore, he was entitled to at least some damages. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. In November, 1996, DeVito initiated an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berry v. LoiseauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Bleich v. OrtizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Battista v. United Illuminating Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Riccio v. AbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Ham v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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