DOWLING v. FINLEY ASSOCIATES, INC.

(SC 15998)

248 Conn. 364 (1999)

VINCENT J. DOWLING, SR., ET AL. v. FINLEY ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released April 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Weinstein, with whom, on the brief, was Nathan P. Schatz, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

R. Bartley Halloran, with whom, on the brief, was Steven S. Berizzi, for the appellees (defendants).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Katz and Peters, JS.


Opinion

KATZ, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether a general verdict rendered in a prior action may be relied upon as a basis on which to invoke the doctrine of collateral estoppel in a subsequent action between the same parties. We conclude that a general verdict may not serve as a basis for the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court to the contrary.

This appeal arises...

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