Legal Opinion

Davies v. JEZEK

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided September 7, 2010No. AC 30107PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MIHALAKOS, J.

The plaintiff Ralph E. Davies 1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after the court denied his motion to set aside the verdict in favor of the defendant, attorney Scott Jezek, following a jury trial. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) failed to set aside the verdict because it (a) permitted the defendant’s counsel to make a missing witness argument and (b) improperly instructed the jury on assumption of risk, and (2) failed to grant the plaintiff a new trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The court found the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Asherman v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  2. Donner v. KearseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  3. Sturgeon v. SturgeonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
  4. LaCroix v. Glens Falls InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hammond v. City of BridgeportConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012

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