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RUSSELL v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

(12557)

200 Conn. 172 (1986)

WILLIAM A. RUSSELL v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released June 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon S. Tisher, with whom was Kim M. Cooke, for the appellants (defendants).

David R. Schaefer, with whom were Mary-Michelle U. Hirschoff and, on the brief, Robert J. Lofgren and Marc R. Cohen, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, and Robert M. Langer and Neil G. Fishman, assistant attorneys general, filed a brief as amici curiae.

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue on appeal in this case is whether the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act applies to the purchase and sale of securities. The plaintiff, William A. Russell, brought suit against the defendants, James J. Reid and Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (Dean Witter), to recover for losses he sustained as a result of a securities transaction that the defendants had arranged. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants had broken their contract...

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