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ROBERT RIGHT v. KIMBERLY BREEN (SC 17439)
Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Zarella, Js. Argued November 28, 2005--officially released February 28, 2006

Andrew H. Sharp, for the appellant (defendant). Harold L. Rosnick, with whom was Michael J. Ros-

nick, for the appellee (plaintiff). Cesar A. Noble filed a brief for the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.
Opinion

KATZ, J. The issue in this certified appeal is whether a plaintiff in a negligence action must be awarded nominal damages, thereby making the defendant potentially liable for costs, when the defendant admits liability but denies having caused the alleged injury, and the fact finder thereafter concludes that the plaintiff failed to prove that he suffered any injury as a result of the defendant's conduct. This case affords us an opportunity to address this court's statement in Keller v. Carone, 138 Conn. 405, 406

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