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Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)

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Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
Parent Document
Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1997-07-15

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Before we address the merits of the defendant’s claim, we must first address the applicability of the general verdict rule. Under the general verdict rule, “if a jury renders a general verdict for one party, and no party requests interrogatories, an appellate court will presume that the jury found every issue in favor of the prevailing party.” Curry v. Burns, 225 Conn. 782, 786, 626 A.2d 719 (1993). “Thus, in a case in which the general verdict rale operates, if any ground for the verdict is proper, the verdict must stand; only if every ground is improper does the verdict fall.” Staudinger v. Barrett, 208 Conn. 94, 100, 544 A.2d 164 (1988).