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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)

Citation
Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)
Parent Document
Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1995-10-10

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With regard to the negligence counts, the trial court instructed the jury that the defendants were liable if, inter alia: (1) there was a violation of a warranty of habitability or state statute;6 (2) the landlord had con*366stractive or actual notice of the violation;7 (3) the landlord had failed to repair the condition constituting the *367violation within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the violation;8 and (4) the landlord’s failure to repair was a proximate cause of the plaintiffs’ injuries. The trial court also instructed the jury that it would have in the jury room, and would be required to answer, interrogatories corresponding to these four issues, and, further, that a negative answer to any one of them would establish that the defendants were not liable. Following the jury charge, the plaintiffs excepted to, inter alia, the lack of a charge on negligence as a matter of law as had been set forth in their request to charge. At that time, the plaintiffs also renewed their objection to the granting of the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict on the strict liability claim, and they excepted to the trial court’s instruction regarding the notice requirement and the landlord’s opportunity to repair within a reasonable period of time.