Legal Opinion

George v. Ericson

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 24, 1999No. SC 15808PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the evidentiary rule barring the admission of the testimony of a nontreating physician, as previously articulated by this court in Brown v. Blauvelt, 152 Conn. 272, 274, 205 A.2d 773 (1964), should be overruled. The plaintiff, Helene E. George, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court, rendered upon a jury verdict. The verdict awarded the plaintiff compensatory economic damages only. Prior to the trial, the court had granted the motion of the defendant, Donald W. Ericson, to preclude the plaintiff from calling a nontreating…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Tehan v. United States Ex Rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Tehan v. United States ex rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  5. Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960

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3Cited by56 opinions

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  5. St. George v. GordonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003

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