Downes-Patterson Corp. v. First National Supermarkets

Full title: DOWNES-PATTERSON CORPORATION ET AL. v. FIRST NATIONAL SUPERMARKETS, INC

Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date published: Sep 20, 2001

258 Conn. 917 (Conn. 2001)

782 A.2d 1242

Opinion

Decided September 20, 2001

The plaintiffs' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 64 Conn. App. 417 (AC 20506), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Was the Appellate Court correct in determining that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in setting aside the jury's verdict on the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act count on the basis that the defendant was under no duty to release the restrictive covenant?

"2. Was the Appellate Court correct in determining that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in setting aside the jury's verdict on the tortious interference count on the basis that the defendant was under no duty to release the restrictive covenant?

"3. Did the Appellate Court usurp the jury's fact-finding function by ignoring evidence sufficient to support the jury's fact-finding function?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16585.

Robert M. Shields, Jr., Wesley W. Horton and Michael J. Quinn, in support of the petition.

Everett E. Newton, in opposition.