Virgo v. Lyons

Decided 1988-12-27

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Callahan, J. The central issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff is collaterally estopped by an award of damages in a previous federal § 1983 action from recovering damages in the Superior Court for negligence and assault and battery. The plaintiff, Herbert Virgo, appealed to the Appellate Court from the judgment rendered by the Superior Court on the granting of the summary judgment motion of the defendants, the city of Har…

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