TOPPS v. MARINO


149 Conn. 145 (1961)

WILLIAM TOPPS, SR., ET AL. v. JAMES MARINO ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 19, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kenneth Bradley, with whom were William B. Rush and, on the brief, Francis A. Smith, Jr., for the appellants (defendants).

Charles R. Covert, with whom was Peter Wilkinson, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

KING, MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and SHANNON, JS.


KING, J.

The defendants admitted liability, and the sole claim upon this appeal is that the trial court erred in denying their motion to set aside the verdict as excessive. The jury awarded damages of $450 to the plaintiff William Topps, Sr., for injuries to his automobile, and, for personal injuries, $2000 to the plaintiff William Topps, Jr., $1000 to the plaintiff Orissa Topps, and $3000 to the plaintiff Nancy Ann Topps Molnar. As to William Topps, Sr., the verdict...

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