Vickers v. Jessup, 227 Conn. 922

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‍from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 360 (AC 11613), is granted, limited to the following ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‍issues:

“1. In a civil case, must a statement of a party opponent be inconsistent ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‍with the party’s position at trial in order to be admissible?

“2. If the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‍answer to question 1. is no, was the ruling of the trial court excluding ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‍the plaintiff’s November, 1989 letter harmful error?”

Case Details

Case Name: Vickers v. Jessup

Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date Published: Sep 15, 1993

Citations: 227 Conn. 922; 632 A.2d 701; 1993 Conn. LEXIS 326; SC 14834

Docket Number: SC 14834

Court Abbreviation: Conn.