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BISHOP v. KELLY

(13051)

206 Conn. 608 (1988)

JON BISHOP ET AL. v. JAMES J. KELLY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kevin Golger, with whom was Joyce Riccio, for the appellant (defendant).

Paul A. Sobel, with whom, on the brief, was Robert K. Lesser, for the appellee (plaintiff Elyse L. Dalton).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN and HULL, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 14-295,1 which allows a trial court to double or treble the damages awarded by a jury in tort actions involving violations of the rules of the road, infringes the right to trial by jury under the Connecticut constitution. After trial, a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Elyse L. Dalton, in the amount...

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