RIGHT v. BREEN

No. 17439.

890 A.2d 1287 (2006)

277 Conn. 364

Robert RIGHT v. Kimberly BREEN.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew H. Sharp, for the appellant (defendant).

Harold L. Rosnick, with whom was Michael J. Rosnick, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Cesar A. Noble, Hartford, filed a brief for the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

SULLIVAN, C.J., and BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ and ZARELLA, Js.


KATZ, J.

The issue in this certified appeal is whether a plaintiff in a negligence action must be awarded nominal damages, thereby making the defendant potentially liable for costs, when the defendant admits liability but denies having caused the alleged injury, and the fact finder thereafter concludes that the plaintiff failed to prove that he suffered any injury as a result of the defendant's conduct. This case affords...

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