Legal Opinion
Aksomitas v. Aksomitas
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 25, 1987No. 12886; 12887PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
This matter involves an action brought against the administratrix of an estate by an heir who sought double damages under General Statutes § 52-565 based on allegations of fraudulent concealment and forgery. The aétion was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The trial court subsequently denied the plaintiffs claim for double damages. The defendant has appealed from the judgment rendered in accordance with the jury’s verdict and the plaintiff has cross appealed from the trial court’s denial of his motion for double damages.
The jury could reasonably have found…
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