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BATTISTA v. UNITED ILLUMINATING CO.

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10 Conn. App. 486 (1987)

GEORGE BATTISTA, JR. v. THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson T. King, with whom was Susan King Shaw, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Jeremy G. Zimmermann and Barry P. Beletsky, with whom, on the brief, were Carolyn R. Spencer and Richard P. Sperandeo, for the appellee (defendant).

BORDEN, SPALLONE and BIELUCH, JS.

BORDEN, J.

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered following the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict, after a trial to a jury, on three counts of a complaint alleging defamation, wrongful discharge in tort and wrongful discharge in contract. The plaintiff claims that the trial court erred in (1) charging the jury that they could only award nominal damages on the defamation count, and (2) failing to charge in accord with the plaintiff's requests...

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