KORTNER v. MARTISE

No. 18793.

91 A.3d 412 (2014)

312 Conn. 1

Mary H. KORTNER, Administratrix (Estate of Caroline Kendall Kortner) v. Craig L. MARTISE.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Burdett , Stamford, for the appellant-appellee (plaintiff).

Philip Russell , Greenwich, with whom, on the brief, was Steven Hartong , certified legal intern, for the appellee-appellant (defendant).

Royal J. Stark and Jean M. Aranha , Stamford, filed a brief for Connecticut Legal Services, Inc., as amicus curiae.

Daniel J. Klau , Hartford, filed a brief for the Connecticut Probate Assembly et al. as amici curiae.

Kirk W. Lowry and Sally Zanger , Middletown, filed a brief for the Connecticut Legal Rights Project as amicus curiae.

Sandra L. Sherlock-White , West Hartford, Alexander J. Cuda , Westport, and Michael S. Schenker , Hartford, filed a brief for the Connecticut Bar Association as amicus curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, McDONALD and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


EVELEIGH, J.

The plaintiff, Mary H. Kortner, the administratrix of the estate of her daughter, Caroline Kendall Kortner (Kendall),1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the defendant, Craig L. Martise.2 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly denied her motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial because a document that was not...

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