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SIMMS v. CHAISSON

No. 17409.

890 A.2d 548 (2006)

277 Conn. 319

Tarvis SIMMS et al. v. Wilfred CHAISSON et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Williams, New Haven, for the appellants (defendants).

Barbara M. Schellenberg, with whom was Stuart M. Katz and, on the brief, Ari J. Hoffman, Bridgeport, for the appellees (named plaintiff et al.).

BORDEN, NORCOTT, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding substantial attorney's fees under General Statutes § 52-571c(b)1 to plaintiffs who recovered only nominal damages. The defendants, Wilfred Chaisson and Michelle Chaisson, appeal from the judgment of the trial court awarding to the plaintiffs Tarvis Simms and Christopher Johnson...

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