Section 46a-64c

Citation: Section 46a-64c
Parent Document: Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities Ex Rel. Arnold v. Forvil, 25 A.3d 632 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2011-08-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2318907/commission-on-human-rights-oppo... ↗

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In crafting its compensatory damages award, the trial court could have chosen to credit Arnold’s testimony regarding the suffering that she and her children endured as a result of the defendants’ discrimination as well as her expressions of emotional distress. Arnold testified that, at the time of the incident at issue, she was receiving Social Security disability benefits because of anxiety. She further testified that she had recently moved to Connecticut hoping to “start life all over anew,” that the apartment she sought to rent from the defendants represented “everything [she] was looking for,” in a neighborhood that was “quiet” and “safe,” and that her children had responded to the apartment with excitement. Regarding her reaction to being rejected by the defendants’, Arnold testified: “I felt like my whole world had shattered .... So I was crying, I was angry .... I had to go on my medication . . . for my anxiety attacks. I—I didn’t—I just didn’t know what to do. ... I felt like I was failing my kids.” Arnold’s testimony indicated that her children were also *285

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