NORRIE v. HEIL CO.

(12851)

203 Conn. 594 (1987)

JAMES G. NORRIE ET AL. v. THE HEIL COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Sweeney, with whom, on the brief, were James F. Early and James D. Horwitz, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Joseph A. Moniz, with whom was Sally R. Moore, for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, HULL and L. DORSEY, JS.


HULL, J.

After a trial to a jury in this strict liability action, judgment was rendered for the defendant. From this judgment, the plaintiffs have appealed, claiming that the trial court erred: (1) in effectively charging the jury that contributory negligence is a defense to an action in strict tort liability; (2) in using special interrogatories which inaccurately described the applicable law and confused the jury; and (3) in accepting a jury verdict finding the...

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