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BUCKMAN v. PEOPLE EXPRESS, INC.

(13071)

205 Conn. 166 (1987)

RALPH W. P. BUCKMAN v. PEOPLE EXPRESS, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released September 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel B. Feldman, with whom, on the brief, was Gregory T. D'Auria, law student, for the appellant (defendant). John F. McKenna, for the appellee (plaintiff).

HEALEY, CALLAHAN, GLASS, F. HENNESSY and STOUGHTON, JS.

ARTHUR H. HEALEY, J.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Ralph W. P. Buckman, in the amount of $51,595.94. On appeal, the defendant, People Express, Inc., claims that the trial court erred in (1) instructing the jury as to bad faith, (2) improperly allowing a recovery for emotional distress, and (3) refusing to grant its motion for remittitur.

The jury could reasonably have found the following background facts. On December 14, 1984, the...

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