Childs v. Bainer

• Decision Date: 20 September 1994
• Citation: 231 Conn. 924,648 A.2d 162
• Parties: Harry CHILDS v. Frank BAINER.
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

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648 A.2d 162

231 Conn. 924

Harry CHILDS v. Frank BAINER.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Sept. 20, 1994.

Karen P. Blado, Hartford, in support of the petition.

James A. Mulhall, Jr., Naugatuck, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn.App. 301, 645 A.2d 1041 (AC 12693), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Is it an abuse of discretion for a trial court to refuse an additur in a personal injury case in which the jury awarded economic damages but no noneconomic damages?"