Legal Opinion
Rokus v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 9, 1983No. 11035PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The plaintiff, Albert Rokus, brought suit against the defendants, the city of Bridgeport and its employee, Rafael Gomez, for damages incurred when the city’s truck, driven by Gomez, struck the plaintiff. The case was tried to a jury which found in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants and awarded the plaintiff $275,000 in damages. The defendants have appealed from the trial court’s judgment rendered on the verdict.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts: On October 26,1976, the plaintiff was employed at the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation plant on South Avenue in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Wright v. Coe & Anderson, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
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3Cited by44 opinions
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