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LYONS v. NICHOLS

(AC 19740)

63 Conn. App. 761 (2001)

MICHAEL W. LYONS v. CHARLES W. NICHOLS, JR.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ridgely W. Brown, for the appellant (defendant).

Lawrence P. Weisman, with whom, on the brief, was Michael W. Lyons, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Foti, Landau and Pellegrino, Js.

Opinion

PELLEGRINO, J.

The defendant, Charles W. Nichols, Jr., appeals from the judgment in a defamation action in which nominal and punitive damages were awarded to the plaintiff, Michael W. Lyons. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) allowed the introduction of evidence that was at variance with the allegations included in the complaint, (2) awarded nominal and punitive damages in the absence of an award of compensatory...

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