The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 330 (AC 16843/ 16844), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, with respect to the plaintiffs’ 1995 indemnification action, the prior general verdict barred the action because of the doctrine of collateral estoppel?”

PALMER, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition.