Case Name: Rebecca Preston et al. v. Anthony J. Keith et al.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1990-03-28
Citations: 214 Conn. 773
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rebecca Preston et al. v. Anthony J. Keith et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 214
Pages: 773–773

Head Matter:
Rebecca Preston et al. v. Anthony J. Keith et al.
Decided March 28, 1990
William J. Melley III, in support of the petition.
Terence S. Hawkins, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendants' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 20 Conn. App. 656, is granted, limited to the following issue:
"In a negligence action in which the evidence raises an issue about the plaintiff's conduct with respect to the duty to mitigate damages: (1) what instructions should the jury receive about the relationship between mitigation of damages and proximate cause? (2) What is the appropriate allocation of the burden of proof on the issue of mitigation of damages?"