Conn. Practice Book § 15-8 (2026)

Sec. 15-8. Dismissal in Court Cases for Fail- ure To Make Out a Prima Facie Case If, on the trial of any issue of fact in a civil matter tried to the court, the plaintiff has produced evidence and rested, a defendant may move for judgment of dismissal, and the judicial authority may grant such motion if the plaintiff has failed to make out a prima facie case. The defendant may offer evidence in the event the motion is not granted, without having reserved the right to do so and to the same extent as if the motion had not been made. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 302.) (Amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.)

© Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—PROCEDURE IN CIVIL MATTERS Sec. 16-1 CHAPTER 16 JURY TRIALS Sec. Sec. 16-1. Jurors Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 16-2. Challenge to Array 16-3. Preliminary Proceedings in Jury Selection 16-4. Disqualification of Jurors and Selection of Panel 16-5. Peremptory Challenges 16-6. Voir Dire Examination 16-7. Juror Questions and Note-taking 16-8. Oath and Admonitions to Trial Jurors 16-9. Questions of Law and Fact 16-10. Order by Judicial Authority for Jury Trial of Factual Issues in Equitable Actions 16-11. Cases Presenting Both Legal and Equitable Issues 16-12. View by Jury of Place or Thing Involved in Case 16-13. Judgment of the Court 16-14. Communications between Parties and Jurors 16-15. Materials To Be Submitted to Jury 16-16. Jury Deliberations 16-17. Jury Returned for Reconsideration 16-18. Interrogatories to the Jury 16-19. Reading of Statement of Amount in Demand or Statement of Claim; Arguing Amount Recov- erable 16-20. Requests To Charge and Exceptions; Necessity for For previous Histories and Commentaries see the editions of the Practice Book corresponding to the years of the previous amendments.