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ELAINE WISEMAN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF BRYANT WISEMAN) v. JOHN J. ARMSTRONG ET AL. (SC 18152)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and McLachlan, Js. Argued September 8, 2009--officially released March 9, 2010

Antonio Ponvert III, for the appellant (plaintiff). Terrence M. O'Neill, assistant attorney general, with whom was Ann E. Lynch, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Henri Alexandre, assistant attorney general, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).

Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J. The plaintiff, Elaine Wiseman, in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of her deceased son, Bryant Wiseman (decedent), appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the named defendant, John J. Armstrong, in his capacity as the commissioner of correction, and others2 in her action for the wrongful death of the decedent while he was incarcerated at Garner correctional institution in Newtown. The plaintiff alleged that the decedent's death resulted from the defendants' alleged indifference to the decedent's serious medical and mental health needs and the use of excessive force. The plaintiff alleged that the decedent, who was mentally ill, died after being forcefully subdued and restrained by the defendants after he had become disruptive due to a lack of antipsychotic medication. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for the defendants, and the trial court accepted the verdict. Thereafter, pursuant to Practice Book

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