Lemonious v. Burns

Decision Date17 September 1992
Citation223 Conn. 915,614 A.2d 823
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesClarette LEMONIOUS v. J. William BURNS, Commissioner of Transportation, et al.

Louis B. Blumenfeld, Hartford, in support of the petition.

Allisan Lee Adams, Waterbury, in opposition.

The named defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 27 Conn.App. 734, 609 A.2d 254, is denied.

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4 cases
  • State v. Spillane, (AC 17194)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • July 13, 1999
    ...but should reasonably guide it in reaching a verdict. Lemonious v. Burns, 27 Conn. App. 734, 740, 609 A.2d 254, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 915, 614 A.2d 823 (1992). We must review the charge as a whole to determine whether it was correct in law and sufficiently guided the jury on the issues pr......
  • Marshall v. O'KEEFE, (AC 18044)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • November 23, 1999
    ...U.S. 750, 759, 66 S. Ct. 1239, 90 L. Ed. 1557 (1946)." Lemonious v. Burns, 27 Conn. App. 734, 741, 609 A.2d 254, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 915, 614 A.2d 823 (1992).7 We conclude that the court's charge was legally correct, adapted to the issue and did not mislead the II The plaintiff next cla......
  • Lidman v. Nugent
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • July 25, 2000
    ...to testimony is a matter for the jury to determine; Lemonious v. Burns, 27 Conn. App. 734, 737, 609 A.2d 254, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 915, 614 A.2d 823 (1992); and the assessment of damages is peculiarly within its province. Slabinski v. Dix, 138 Conn. 625, 629, 88 A.2d 115 (1952). The jury......
  • State v. Pompei, (AC 17428)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • March 16, 1999
    ...but should reasonably guide it in reaching a verdict. Lemonious v. Burns, 27 Conn. App. 734, 740, 609 A.2d 254, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 915, 614 A.2d 823 (1992). We must review the charge as a whole to determine whether it was correct in law and sufficiently guided the jury on the issues pr......

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