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LENGEL v. NEW HAVEN GAS LIGHT CO.

142 Conn. 70 (1955)

JOHN LENGEL, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF GEORGE LENGEL) v. THE NEW HAVEN GAS LIGHT COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Reargued December 14, 1954.

Decided January 25, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Tyler, with whom was John H. Filer, for the appellant (named defendant).

J. Kenneth Bradley, for the appellants (defendants Rosa et al.).

Theodore I. Koskoff, with whom were Frank J. Hennessy and Joel Alderman, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Martin E. Gormley appeared for the appellants (defendants Marston et al.).

INGLIS, C. J., O'SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and MOLLOY, JS.

O'SULLIVAN, J.

Liability was conceded in this case and the sole question submitted to the jury was that of damages. The jury returned a verdict of $60,000, which the court, upon motions of the defendants, refused to set aside. The defendants have appealed, assigning as error (1) the denial of their motions and (2) the action of the court in sending the pleadings to the jury room.

A preliminary question for determination is presented by the plaintiff's motion...

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