Preston v. Keith

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Preston v. Keith

214 Conn. 773

DecidedMarch 28, 1990

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Preston v. Keith, 214 Conn. 773 (Colo. 1990).

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The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 20 Conn. App. 656, is granted, limited to the following issue:

“In a negligence action in which the evidence raises an issue about the plaintiff’s conduct with respect to the duty to mitigate damages: (1) what instructions should the jury receive about the relationship between mitigation of damages and proximate cause? (2) What is the appropriate allocation of the burden of proof on the issue of mitigation of damages?”

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The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 20 Conn. App. 656, is granted, limited to the following issue:

“In a negligence action in which the evidence raises an issue about the plaintiff’s conduct with respect to the duty to mitigate damages: (1) what instructions should the jury receive about the relationship between mitigation of damages and proximate cause? (2) What is the appropriate allocation of the burden of proof on the issue of mitigation of damages?”

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