TURNER v. PASCARELLI

Nos. 25370, 25371.

871 A.2d 1044 (2005)

88 Conn.App. 720

Whig TURNER v. Patricia PASCARELLI et al.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack G. Steigelfest, with whom, on the brief, was Constance L. Epstein, Hartford, for the appellants (defendants).

Michael W. Levy, Hartford, for the appellee (plaintiff).

SCHALLER, HARPER and PETERS, Js.


PETERS, J.

In this personal injury case, the only issue is whether the trial court properly ordered an additur to supplement a jury verdict in favor of the injured party. Because the tortfeasor did not agree to the additur, the court set the jury verdict aside and ordered a new trial. In the tortfeasor's appeal, she maintains that the additur was an abuse of the court's discretion. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The plaintiff, Whig Turner...

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