# Kiniry v. Danbury Hospital

> Supreme Court of Connecticut · April 14, 1981 · 183 Conn. 448

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9543833

## Case

- **Full name:** Mary S. Kiniry, Executrix (Estate of Richard J. Kiniry) v. Danbury Hospital Et Al.
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Connecticut
- **Decided:** April 14, 1981
- **Citations:** 183 Conn. 448; 439 A.2d 408; 1981 Conn. LEXIS 489
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Wright
- **Judges:** Bogdanski, Peters, Healey, Armentano, Wright
- **Cited by:** 60 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Wright, J.
(dissenting). While I agree that a plaintiff’s verdict was justified in this case, in my opinion the award of damages was plainly excessive. A remittitur should be ordered.

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