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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 06-08-1999 Case Style: Thelma Perkins v. Colonial Cemeteries, Inc., et al. Case Number: 19181 Judge: Lewis Court: Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk , Connecticut Plaintiff's Attorney: Joel M. Fain, Hartford, Connecticut. Defendant's Attorney: Christopher C. Burdett, Stamford, Connecticut. Description: The plaintiff, Thelma Perkins , brought this action against the defendants, Colonial Cemeteries, Inc., doing business as Fairfield Memorial Park, and its president Phyllis O. Dowd, alleging that they had illegally and improperly moved her daughter's grave. The plaintiff's complaint alleged, inter alia, breach of contract, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and violations of CUTPA. Outcome: The jury found for the plaintiff on each count of her complaint and awarded her $2525 in economic damages, $500,000 in noneconomic damages and $167,508.17 in common-law punitive damages Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown Defendant's Experts: Unknown Comments: Cemetery appealed. Appellate Court of Connecticut dismissed the appeal. See: 734 A.2d 1010 (Conn. App. 1999). The date shown above is the date of the appellate court decision and not the trial date. Reported by JAB. |
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