Legal Opinion
Childs v. Bainer
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 2, 1994No. 12693PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The plaintiff appeals following the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside the verdict and for an additur.1 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly denied his motion because an award for economic damages coupled with an award of zero noneconomic damages is inadequate as a matter of law. We agree.
The plaintiff commenced an action against the defendant seeking damages for personal injuries arising out of a collision of automobiles operated by the plaintiff and the defendant. The matter was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Malmberg v. LopezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Ginsberg v. FusaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Johnson v. FranklinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Creem v. CiceroConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Jeffries v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Clay v. TeachConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Levesque v. Allstate Insurance Company, No. 068252 (May 24, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995
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