PRESTON v. KEITH

(13919)

217 Conn. 12 (1991)

REBECCA PRESTON ET AL. v. ANTHONY J. KEITH ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Melley III, for the appellants (defendants).

Terence S. Hawkins, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, HULL and BORDEN, JS.


CALLAHAN, J.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court properly instructed the jury on the doctrine of mitigation of damages. The named plaintiff, Rebecca Preston, brought this action to recover for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident allegedly caused by the negligence of the named defendant, Anthony J. Keith.1 Finding that the plaintiff was 50 percent contributorily negligent, the jury returned a...

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