Childs v. Bainer

Sep 20, 1994
SC 15048
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The defendant’s petition for certification for ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn. App. 301 (AC 12693), is ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍granted, limited to the following issue:

“Is it an abuse of ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍discretion for a trial court to refuse an additur in ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍a personal injury case in which the jury awarded economic ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍damages but no noneconomic damages?”