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Miller v. Guimaraes

Citations

  • 78 Conn. App. 760
  • 829 A.2d 422
  • 2003 Conn. App. LEXIS 367

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the trial court improperly awarded a successful CUTPA plaintiff $1,000 as a taxable cost for an expert who was an attorney, as that type of expert was not covered by the provision for payment of expert witness fees in § 52-260
  • finding that the trial court improperly awarded taxable costs for the fees paid to an attorney serving as an expert on the legal fees that should be awarded to the plaintiff
  • Upholding plaintiff’s verdict on conversion claim where an agreement existed, but the agreement was entered into under false pretenses.
  • existence of contract between parties is necessary antecedent to any claim of breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing
  • Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, “[a] party who assumes to speak must make a full and fair disclosure as to the matters about which he assumes to speak.”
  • trial court’s factual findings reviewed under clearly erroneous standard

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Judges: Bishop

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