Legal Opinion
Luciani v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 9, 1988No. 4612PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendant corporation appeals from the judgment rendered on a plaintiffs’ verdict in an action for property damage and conversion of fixtures arising out of a commercial lease dispute. The defendant alleges that the trial court erred (1) in not charging the jury that the plaintiffs were required, as a matter of law, to demand return of the property in order for an action in conversion to obtain, (2) in charging the jury on the issue of punitive damages, and (3) in improperly presenting the plaintiffs’ claims to the jury in its instruction.1 We find error in part.
The jury could reasonably…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Vandersluis v. WeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Collens v. New Canaan Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Markey v. SantangeloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Coleman v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Miller v. GuimaraesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Maroun v. TarroConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Plikus v. PlikusConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Stuart & Sons, L.P. v. Curtis Publishing Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- Alderman v. RPM of New Haven, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1990
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