DESROSIERS v. HENNE

No. 17866.

926 A.2d 1024 (2007)

283 Conn. 361

Patrick DESROSIERS et al. v. Courtney HENNE.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Cedarfield, West Hartford, with whom, on the brief, was Kristin Kraiza, for the appellant (defendant).

Robert B. Keyes, Norwalk, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

ROGERS, C.J., and BORDEN, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.


ROGERS, C.J.

This case concerns the evidentiary ramifications of a nonparty witness' invocation of the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination in a civil action. The plaintiffs, Patrick Desrosiers and Jean Claude Boursiquot, brought a negligence action against the defendant, Courtney Henne, seeking to recover compensatory damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The defendant appeals1 from the trial...

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