MICHAEL A. FIANO v. OLD SAYBROOK FIRE COMPANY NO. 1, INC., ET AL. AC 39321 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 14, 2017 April 10,?2018 Keller, Bright and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendants, S, F Co. and the town of Old Saybrook, for negligence […]
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STATE v. FRAZIER (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN A. FRAZIER AC 38880 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 5, 2017 April 10,?2018 Keller, Prescott and Bishop, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and of having previously been convicted of operating a motor […]
RUIZ v. VICTORY PROPERTIES, LLC (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
ADRIANA RUIZ ET AL. v. VICTORY PROPERTIES, LLC AC 39381 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 6, 2017 April 10,?2018 Prescott, Elgo and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, O and her minor daughter, A, sought to recover damages from the defendant, V Co., the owner of an apartment building where the […]
STATE v. BAGNASCHI (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARY E. BAGNASCHI AC 39072 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 15, 2017 April 10,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Sheldon and Devlin, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of breach of the peace in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant, who previously […]
AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MULDOWNEY (Conn. 4/10/2018)
AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. ANDREW MULDOWNEY ET AL. SC 19794 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued November 15, 2017 April 10,?2018 Palmer, Robinson, D’Auria, Mullins and Kahn, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff insurance company brought this subrogation action against the defendant tenants, seeking to recover damages for breach of contract and negligence after the plaintiff had […]
STATE v. DAVIS (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JARAH MICAH DAVIS AC 40232 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 16,?2018 April 10,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Beach, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the second degree and delivery of alcohol to a minor, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction […]
DELEO v. EQUALE AND CIRONE, LLP (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
DEREK J. DELEO v. EQUALE AND CIRONE, LLP, ET AL. AC 38527 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 11, 2017 April 10,?2018 Lavine, Prescott and Bright, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendants for, inter alia, breach of fiduciary duty and conversion. The plaintiff, a certified public […]
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC v. MOLLO (Cal. App. 4/10/2018)
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC v. CLIFFORD W. MOLLO AC 39320 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 11,?2018 April 10,?2018 Lavine, Keller and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, which had been assigned a note secured by a mortgage on certain real property owned by the defendant, commenced this action to foreclose that mortgage. […]
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC v. PARK CITY SPORTS, LLC (Conn. App. 4/10/2018)
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC v. PARK CITY SPORTS, LLC, ET AL. AC 38654 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Submitted on briefs January 9,?2018 April 10,?2018 Lavine, Bright and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff loan servicing company sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property owned by the defendant P Co., which, […]
STATE v. SWILLING (Conn. App. 4/3/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICARDO SWILLING AC 40234 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 15, 2017 April 3,?2018 Alvord, Keller and Beach, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of kidnapping in the first degree, home invasion and assault in the second degree, and of being a persistent dangerous felony offender, the […]
KEELEY v. AYALA (Conn. 4/3/2018)
ROBERT T. KEELEY, JR. v. SANTA I. AYALA, REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, ET AL. SC 20029 SC 20040 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued December 21, 2017 April 3,?2018 Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who ran in a primary held in Bridgeport to nominate Democratic candidates to run in a […]
HUMBLE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (Conn. App. 4/3/2018)
DEREK HUMBLE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39441 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 28, 2017 April 3,?2018 Alvord, Bright and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted on guilty pleas pursuant to the?Alford?doctrine of the crimes of carrying a pistol without a permit, escape in the first degree […]
SEMPEY v. STAMFORD HOSPITAL (Conn. App. 4/3/2018)
MERINDA J. SEMPEY v. STAMFORD HOSPITAL AC 39221 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 15, 2017 April 3,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant in connection with the alleged wrongful termination of her employment by the defendant. The plaintiff […]
STATE v. SMALL (Conn. App. 4/3/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CARL SMALLAC 40238 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 6, 2017 April 3,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Bear, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder, burglary in the first degree, larceny in the third degree, larceny in the fourth degree, stealing a firearm, criminal possession of a […]
TAYLOR v. GAMBRELL (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
SYLVESTER TRAYLOR v. CATHY GAMBRELL ET AL. AC 39641 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 16,?2018 March 27,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Beach, Js. Procedural History Action to recover personal property, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk; thereafter, the plaintiff withdrew the matter […]
MICEK-HOLT v. PAPAGEORGE (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
ANDREA MICEK-HOLT, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF EDWARD W. MICEK) v. MARY PAPAGEORGE ET AL. MARY PAPAGEORGE v. ANDREA MICEK-HOLT ET AL. AC 39668 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 16,?2018 March 27,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Eveleigh, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff in the first case, H, the executrix of the estate of her […]
MCCARROLL v. TOWN OF EAST HAVEN (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
MASON MCCARROLL ET AL. v. TOWN OF EAST HAVEN AC 39260 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 27, 2017 March 27,?2018 Lavine, Keller and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff parents, individually and on behalf of their minor son, who had sustained injuries to his left arm when he fell from the […]
SILVER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
MARK SILVER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39238 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 2,?2018 March 27,?2018 Keller, Bright and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit murder and assault in the first degree, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that […]
STATE v. SMITH (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEFFREY SMITH AC 40398 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 7, 2017 March 27,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted of two counts of the crime of kidnapping in the first degree, and of felony murder, robbery in […]
BINKOWSKI v. BOARD OF EDUCATION (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
AMY BINKOWSKI v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. AC 39298 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Submitted on briefs November 29, 2017 March 27,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Bright and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff school teacher sought to recover damages from the defendants J and O, […]
STATE v. LOUIS D. (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LOUIS D.* AC 39335 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 11, 2017 March 27,?2018 Lavine, Prescott and Bright, Js. Syllabus Convicted, under three informations, of the crime of criminal possession of a firearm and of three counts of the crime of criminal violation of a protective order, […]
RYAN v. CASSELLA (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
JOHN RYAN v. PAUL A. CASSELLA AC 38910 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 11, 2017 March 27,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Shaban, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff brought an action seeking to collect a debt allegedly owed by the defendant, C, in connection with an agreement for certain advertising services. The plaintiff’s […]
NASSRA v. NASSRA (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
ELIANA NASSRA v. GEORGE A. NASSRA AC 38615 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Submitted on briefs November 30, 2017 March 27,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff previously had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court ordering the payment […]
STATE v. HUDSON (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY HUDSON AC 38647 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 17, 2017 March 27,?2018 Sheldon, Keller and Bishop, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that there was insufficient evidence to support […]
BUENO v. FIRGELESKI (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
LUZ E. BUENO ET AL. v. MICHAEL FIRGELESKI ET AL. AC 39074 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 4, 2017 March 27,?2018 Lavine, Elgo and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff landowners sought a judgment declaring void and unenforceable a restrictive covenant contained in a deed to certain of their real property […]
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (Conn. App. 3/27/2018)
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AC 39371 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 30, 2017 March 27,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff municipal entity, which was the respondent in several proceedings pending before the defendant Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, commenced this […]
BASSFORD v. BASSFORD (Conn. App. 3/20/2018)
ANDREW BASSFORD ET AL. v. FRANCES Z. BASSFORD ET AL. AC 39087 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 4, 2017 March 20,?2018 Lavine, Alvord and Bear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, the children of the decedent, appealed to the trial court from the orders issued by the Probate Court admitting the decedent’s […]
MELENDEZ v. FREST START GENERAL REMODELING AND CONTRACTNG, LLC (Conn. App. 3/20/2018)
VICTOR MELENDEZ, JR. v. FRESH START GENERAL REMODELING AND CONTRACTING, LLC, ET AL. AC 39373 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 30, 2017 March 20,?2018 Prescott, Bright and Eveleigh, Js. Syllabus The respondent G appealed to this court from the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Review Board affirming the decision of […]
STATE v. WALKER (Conn. App. 3/20/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EUGENE L. WALKER AC 39797 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 7, 2017 March 20,?2018 Alvord, Kahn and Bear, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, attempt to commit robbery in the first degree and criminal possession […]
STATE v. ANGEL M. (Conn. App. 3/20/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANGEL M.* AC 39723 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 22, 2017 March 20,?2018 Keller, Mullins and Elgo, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child […]
ARTIACO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (Conn. App. 3/13/2018)
WILLIAM ALBERT ARTIACO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39862 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 10,?2018 March 13,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, sought a writ of […]
CARVALHOS MASONRY, LLC v. S AND L VARIETY CONTRACTORS, LLC (Conn. App. 3/13/2018)
CARVALHOS MASONRY, LLC v. S AND L VARIETY CONTRACTORS, LLC AC 39565 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 7, 2017 March 13,?2018 Sheldon, Keller and Eveleigh, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of contract. After the trial court had denied the plaintiff’s posttrial motion […]
STATE v. SMITH (Conn. 3/13/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RONALD G. SMITH AC 39690 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 29, 2017 March 13,?2018 Alvord, Keller and Lavery, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the fourth degree, risk of injury to a child, sexual assault in the first degree and sexual assault […]
REINKE v. SING (Conn. 3/13/2018)
GAIL REINKE v. WALTER SING SC 19687 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued September 11, 2017 March 13,?2018 Palmer, Eveleigh, McDonald, Robinson, D’Auria and Espinosa, Js.* Syllabus Pursuant to statute (? 46b-86 [a]), unless a marital dissolution decree provides otherwise, a court may modify any final order for, inter alia, the periodic payment of alimony or […]
STATE v. SOYINI (Conn. App. 3/13/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. QUAN SOYINIAC 40059 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 25, 2017 March 13,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Elgo and Harper, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder as an accessory and conspiracy to commit murder, the defendant appealed, claiming, inter alia, that the evidence was insufficient […]
ZILKHA v. ZILKHA (Conn. App. 3/13/2018)
KAREN ZILKHA v. DAVID ZILKHA AC 39714 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 30, 2017 March 13,?2018a Alvord, Prescott and Eveleigh, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff previously had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for modification of […]
GILCHRIST v. COMMISSION OF CORRECTION (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
ANTHONY GILCHRIST v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39626 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 28, 2017 March 6,?2018 Prescott, Elgo and Harper, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted, on a guilty plea, of the crime of robbery in the third degree, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that […]
DINUNZIO v. DINUNZIO (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
JOSEPH DINUNZIO v. CATHERINE DINUNZIO AC 39008 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 4, 2017 March 6,?2018 Sheldon, Bright and Beach, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the plaintiff and making certain financial orders regarding, inter alia, the […]
HARNAGE v. LIGHTNER (Conn. 3/6/2018)
JAMES A. HARNAGE v. RACQUEL LIGHTNER ET AL. SC 19806 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued November 15, 2017 March 6,?2018 Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, Mullins and Kahn, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff brought a civil action against the defendant state employees, alleging that they violated his constitutional rights while he was incarcerated at a state correctional institution. […]
ARC CAPITAL, LLC v. ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
ARC CAPITAL, LLC v. ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED ET AL. AC 39319 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 29, 2017 March 6,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Bright and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff company brought this action seeking to enforce a judgment rendered in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands awarding […]
STATE v. LIMA (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EVANDRO M. LIMA AC 39400 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 30, 2017 March 6,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus Convicted, following a plea of guilty, of the crime of conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed […]
STATE v. MOORE (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEROME F. MOORE AC 39808 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 29, 2017 March 6,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Bright and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been sentenced to five years incarceration following his conviction of possession of narcotics, appealed to this court from the […]
DAVIDSON v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
BOBBY DAVIDSON v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. AC 38226 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 19, 2017 March 6,?2018 Lavine, Elgo and Flynn, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, a former Bridgeport police officer, sought to recover damages from the defendants, the city of Bridgeport, the Bridgeport Police Department, and N, a […]
RUTTER v. JANIS (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
CASEY LEIGH RUTTER v. ADAM JANIS ET AL.NANCY BEALE, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF LINDSEY BEALE) v. LUIS MARTINS ET AL. JASON FERREIRA v. LUIS MARTINS ET AL. AC 38699 AC 38792 AC 38793 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 16, 2017 March 6,?2018 Keller, Elgo and Bear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, in […]
STATE v. DANIEL W. (Conn. App. 3/6/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DANIEL W.*AC 39844 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 16, 2017 March 6,?2018 Prescott, Elgo and Norcott, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, risk of injury to a child, sexual assault in the fourth degree, conspiracy to commit risk of […]
TOWN OF GLASTONBURY v. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION (Conn. 3/2/2018)
SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT TOWN OF GLASTONBURY v. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION (SC 19843) Palmer, Robinson, D?Auria, Mullins and Vertefeuille, Js.* Syllabus The plaintiff town sought a judgment declaring that the defendant, a quasi- municipal corporation that provides potable water to certain member and nonmember towns, unlawfully imposed surcharges on the plaintiff and other nonmember […]
A BETTER WAY WHOLESALE AUTOS, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Conn. 2/27/2018)
A BETTER WAY WHOLESALE AUTOS, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SC 19815 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued November 13, 2017 February 27,?2018 Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, Mullins and Kahn, Js.* Procedural History Appeal from the decision of the defendant ordering the plaintiff to pay a civil penalty and to relocate a portion of its business, […]
STATE v. BOBE (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANIBAL BOBE AC 39781 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 28, 2017 February 27,?2018 Alvord, Bright and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of sexual assault in the second degree and two counts of the crime of risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed […]
STATE v. PECOR (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GARY ALAN PECOR AC 39613 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 16, 2017 February 27,?2018 Lavine, Bright and Flynn, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who previously had been convicted on a guilty plea of the crime of robbery in the second degree, appealed to this court from the […]
FRANTZEN v. DAVENPORT ELECTRIC (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
EDWARD FRANTZEN v. DAVENPORT ELECTRIC ET AL. AC 39009 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 15, 2017 February 27,?2018 Alvord, Keller and Beach, Js. Syllabus V, an attorney who had represented the claimant in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, appealed to this court from the decision of the Workers’ Compensation […]
KIMBERLY C. v. ANTHONY C. (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
KIMBERLY C. v. ANTHONY C.* AC 38991 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 12, 2017 February 27,?2018 Alvord, Keller and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant and making certain custody orders. The plaintiff claimed that […]
CLIFF’S AUTO BODY, INC. v. GRENIER (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
CLIFF’S AUTO BODY, INC. v. CARL M. GRENIER AC 39988 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 24, 2017 February 27,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Sheldon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff C Co. sought to foreclose a judgment lien on certain real property owned by the defendant. In an underlying debt […]
STATE v. ROBERTS (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT S.* AC 38667 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 14, 2017 February 27,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of criminal violation of a protective order arising out of a telephone call made from the defendant’s cell phone to the home in […]
TOLAND v. TOLAND (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
LITA WICKSER TOLAND v. JOHN GERARD TOLAND AC 39241 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 19, 2017 February 27,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Elgo, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant after the court denied her motion to […]
DOE v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD (Conn. 2/27/2018)
JOHN DOE v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD ET AL. SC 19828 Supredme Court of Connecticut Argued October 11, 2017 February 27,?2018 Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, D’Auria and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to statute (? 52-593 [a]), a cause of action shall not be lost if the process to be served is delivered to a marshal […]
BRADY v. BICKFORD (Conn. App. 2/27/2018)
SHERRI BRADY ET AL. v. BONNIE BICKFORD ET AL. AC 38581 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 8, 2017 February 27,?2018 Lavine, Elgo and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, S and her husband, J, sought to recover damages for, inter alia, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress […]
ALAIMO v. ALAIMO (Conn. App. 2/20/2018)
BENJAMIN M. ALAIMO v. MATTHEW J. ALAIMO AC 38887 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued January 2,?2018 February 20,?2018 Sheldon, Elgo and Stevens, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of contract arising out of the defendant’s breach of an alleged agreement of the parties. The […]
STRATEK PLASTICS, LIMITED v. IBAR (Conn. App. 2/20/2018)
STRATEK PLASTICS, LIMITED v. JEAN PIERRE IBAR AC 39520 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 15, 2017 February 20,?2018 Alvord, Keller and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to foreclose a judgment lien on certain real property owned by the defendant. On the day evidence was scheduled to commence, the plaintiff’s […]
STATE v. SMITH (Conn. App. 2/20/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BRIAN J. SMITH AC 38103 AC 38104 AC 38105 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 23, 2017 February 20,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Keller and Prescott, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of, inter alia, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or […]
STATE v. ANTWON W., 679 Conn. App. 668 (2/13/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTWON W.* AC 38915 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 13, 2017 February 13,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Harper, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted of six counts of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of statute (? 53a-70 [a] [1] […]
OMAR v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, 679 Conn. App. 696 (2/13/2018)
BEN OMAR v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 37185 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 7, 2017 February 13,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of various drug related offenses, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his trial counsel had provided […]
VICTOR C. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, 679 Conn. App. 706 (2/13/2018)
VICTOR C.* v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39582 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 10, 2017 February 13,?2018 Lavine, Prescott and Bear, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child in connection with his alleged sexual abuse of his minor stepdaughter, […]
ASPIC, LLC v. POITIER, 179 Conn. App. 631 (2/13/2018)
ASPIC, LLC v. BRACK G. POITIER AC 39301 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 28, 2017 February 13,?2018 Alvord, Bright and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The defendant, a general partner in four limited partnerships, appealed to this court from an order of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s application for a prejudgment […]
STATE v. RICHARD P., 179 Conn. App. 676 (2/13/2017)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD P.* AC 39368 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 5, 2017 February 13,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Prescott, Js. Syllabus The state appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dismissing its charges against the defendant of sexual assault in the fourth degree and […]
MARTIN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, 179 Conn. App. 649 (2/13/2018)
CARLTON MARTIN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39202 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 23, 2017 February 13,?2018 Alvord, Sheldon and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of, inter alia, the crime of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of the victim, filed a second petition […]
STATE v. SALMOND, 179 Conn. App. 605 (2/13/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DENNIS SALMOND AC 40237 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 11, 2017 February 13,?2018 Alvord, Elgo and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder and criminal possession of a pistol or revolver in connection with the shooting death of the victim, the defendant appealed. The […]
GENERAL LINEN SERVICE COMPANY, INC. v. CEDAR PARK INN AND WHIRLPOOL SUITES, 179 Conn. App. 527 (2018)
GENERAL LINEN SERVICE COMPANY, INC. v. CEDAR PARK INN AND WHIRLPOOL SUITES ET AL. AC 39135 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Submitted on briefs September 26, 2017 February 6,?2018 Alvord, Mullins and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant C Co. and the individual defendant who conducted […]
FIELDS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, 179 Conn. App. 567 (2018)
DONALD FIELDS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39674 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 13, 2017 February 6,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Harper, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance by failing to advise him of a plea offer of […]
UNITED AMUSEMENTS AND VENDING COMPANY v. SABIA, 179 Conn. App. 555 (2018)
UNITED AMUSEMENTS AND VENDING COMPANY v. DANIEL SABIA AC 38233 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 25, 2017 February 6,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Lavery, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff equipment leasing company sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of a contract the parties had entered into, pursuant to which […]
HAZEL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, 179 Conn. App. 534 (2018)
MICHAEL HAZEL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39289 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 4, 2017 February 6,?2018 Sheldon, Bright and Beach, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit murder, assault in the first degree, conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, […]
MEGOS v. RANTA, 179 Conn. App. 546 (2018)
RICHARD MEGOS v. KARIN RANTA AC 38670 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued December 5, 2017 February 6,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Bright and Eveleigh, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant, a nonresident, for personal injuries he had sustained in a motor vehicle accident involving the defendant. […]
DOCTOR’S ASSOCIATES, INC. v. SEARL, 179 Conn. App. 577 (2018)
DOCTOR’S ASSOCIATES, INC. v. SUSAN E. SEARL ET AL. AC 38482 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 23, 2017 February 6,?2018 Alvord, Sheldon and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff filed an application to confirm an arbitration award issued in its favor in connection with the defendants’ alleged breach of a franchise […]
STATE v. BLAINE, 179 Conn. App. 499 (2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAYEVON BLAINE AC 36832 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 4, 2017 February 6,?2018 Sheldon, Prescott and Beach, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction stemmed from his involvement in […]
STATE v. ANTHONY L., 179 Conn. App. 512 (2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY L.* AC 39200 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 16, 2017 February 6,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Sheldon and Norcott, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, risk of injury to a child and sexual assault in the third degree […]
STATE v. JUAREZ, 179 Conn. App. 588 (2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MIGUEL JUAREZ AC 38953 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 24, 2017 February 6, 2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Sheldon, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of conspiracy to commit murder and attempt to commit murder in connection with his alleged conduct in attempting to […]
VALLEY NATIONAL BANK v. PRIVATE TRANSERVE, LLC, 179 Conn. App. 479 (2018)
VALLEY NATIONAL BANK v.? PRIVATE TRANSERVE, LLC, ET AL. AC 39542 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 28, 2017 January 30,?2018 Prescott, Elgo and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff bank commenced this action seeking to foreclose two mortgages on certain properties owned by the defendant P Co. that secured a revolving […]
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v. CHRISTOPHERSEN,179 Conn. App. 378 (2018)
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE v.? BONNIE L. CHRISTOPHERSEN ET AL. AC 38914 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued September 20, 2017 January 30,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Kahn and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff bank, as trustee, sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property owned by the defendant C. […]
DOYLE v. ASPEN DENTAL OF SOUTHERN CT, 179 Conn. App. 485 (2018)
KATE L. DOYLE ET AL. v.? ASPEN DENTAL OF SOUTHERN CT, PC, ET AL. AC 39325 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 17, 2017 January 30,?2018 Sheldon, Keller and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant oral surgeon, K, for dental malpractice in connection with an […]
STATE v. JOSEPHS, 328 Conn. 21 (2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v.? DELANO JOSEPHS SC 19900 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued October 17, 2017 January 30,?2018 Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, Robinson and D’Auria, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to statute (? 53-247 [a]), a person is guilty of cruelty to animals when he, inter alia, “unjustifiably injures any animal . . . .” […]
STATE v. ESQUILIN, 179 Conn. App. 461 (2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v.? KASON U. ESQUILIN AC 38762 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 16, 2017 January 30,?2018 Keller, Elgo and Bear, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation and sentencing him to a period of four years incarceration […]
MARTINEZ v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN, 328 Conn. 1 (2018)
ANTHONY MARTINEZ ET AL. v.? CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. SC 19850 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued September 21, 2017 January 30,?2018 Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, McDonald, Robinson, D’Auria and Espinosa, Js.* Syllabus The plaintiffs sought to recover damages from, among others, the defendant city and the defendant board of education for […]
FAGAN v. CITY OF STAMFORD, 179 Conn. App. 440 (2018)
PAUL FAGAN v.? CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. AC 38836 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 16, 2017 January 30,?2018 Keller, Elgo and Bear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who previously had been employed with the defendant city of Stamford as a police officer and was injured while acting within the scope […]
LANE v. CASHMAN, 179 Conn. App. 394 (2018)
THOMAS W. LANE, ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF CLINTON v.? JEFFREY S. CASHMAN ET AL. AC 38290 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 18, 2017 January 30,?2018 Keller, Prescott and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff zoning enforcement officer of the town of Clinton sought a permanent injunction to prohibit […]
STATE v. OUTLAW, No. AC 38419 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VAUGHN OUTLAW AC 38419 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 4, 2017 January 23,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Lavine and Harper, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of assault of public safety personnel arising out of an incident in which the defendant spat on a correction officer, […]
STATE v. BROWN, No. AC 38855 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ACEION BROWN AC 38855 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 14, 2017 January 23,?2018 Keller, Bright and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted, on a plea of guilty, of the crime of possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, appealed to this court […]
FINNEY v. CAMERON’S AUTO TOWING REPAIR, No. AC 39526 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
JOHN K. FINNEY v. CAMERON’S AUTO TOWING REPAIR AC 39526 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 19, 2017 January 23,?2018 Lavine, Sheldon and Elgo, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant towing company for, inter alia, breach of contract in connection with the defendant’s alleged failure to […]
STATE v. TUCKER, No. AC 38935 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND TUCKER AC 38935 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 18, 2017 January 23,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been on probation in connection with his conviction of the crime of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, appealed to this […]
BROWN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, No. AC 39476 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
DANNY BROWN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39476 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 13, 2017 January 23,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Elgo and Flynn, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming, inter […]
GAAMBLE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, No. AC 39971 (Conn. App. 1/23/2018)
HUDEL GAMBLE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION AC 39971 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 5, 2017 January 23,?2018 DiPentima, C. J., and Alvord and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm as an accessory in connection with […]
STATE v. MANOUSOS, No. AC 39376 (Conn. App. 1/18/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY C. MANOUSOS AC 39376 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 18, 2017 January 23,?2018 Keller, Prescott and Beach, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of arson in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly denied his […]
CONNECTICUT COALITION FOR JUSTICE IN EDUCATION FUNDING, INC. v. RELL, No. SC 19768 (Conn. 1/17/2018)
CONNECTICUT COALITION FOR JUSTICE IN EDUCATION FUNDING, INC., ET AL. v. GOVERNOR M. JODI RELL ET AL. SC 19768 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued September 28, 2017 January 17,?2018** Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, Robinson, Vertefeuille, Alvord and Sheldon, Js.* Syllabus The named plaintiff, C Co., a voluntary membership organization incorporated to engage in […]
EPPS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, No. SC 19773 (Conn. 1/16/2018)
KEVIN EPPS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION SC 19773 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued November 8, 2017 January 16,?2018 Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, D’Auria, Kahn and Vertefeuille, Js. Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the court,?Newson,?J.; judgment granting the […]
STATE v. MONTANA, No. AC 39720 (Conn. App. 1/16/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TRAVIS MONTANA AC 39720 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 25, 2017 January 16,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Lavery, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed.?Held: 1. The state presented sufficient evidence […]
PETTIFORD v. STATE, No. AC 39296 (Conn. App. 1/16/2018)
MICHAEL PETTIFORD v.? STATE OF CONNECTICUT AC 39296 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued November 14, 2017 January 16,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff P sought to recover damages from the defendant for personal injuries he sustained in connection with an accident in which a vehicle owned by the […]
COHEN v. COHEN, No. SC 19640 (Conn. 1/16/2018)
?RUTH COHEN v. FRANKLIN COHEN SC 19640 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued October 17, 2017 January 16,?2018 Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Robinson, D’Auria and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff previously had been dissolved, appealed from the trial court’s decision to grant the plaintiff’s motion to modify alimony on the […]
STATE v. LEBRICK, No. AC 39980 (Conn. App. 1/16/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HORVIL F. LEBRICK AC 39980 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 12, 2017 January 16,?2018 Alvord, Prescott and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, burglary in the first degree, attempt to commit robbery in the first […]
BYRNE v. AVERY CENTER FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, P.C., No. SC 19873 (Conn. 1/16/2018)
EMILY BYRNE v. AVERY CENTER FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, P.C. SC 19873 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued May 1, 2017 January 16,?2018 Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, McDonald, Robinson and D’Auria, Js.* Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant health care provider for, inter alia, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional […]
STATE v. HOLLEY, No. SC 19598 (Conn. 1/12/2018)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNY HOLLEY SC 19598 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued March 27, 2017 January 12,?2018** Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, McDonald, Espinosa, Robinson and D’Auria, Js.* Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, burglary in the first degree and robbery in the first […]
IN RE EGYPT E., No. SC 19913 (Con. App. 1/10/2018)
IN RE EGYPT E. ET AL.* SC 19913 SC 19914 Supreme Court of Connecticut Argued September 20, 2017 January 10,?2018*** Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, McDonald, Robinson and Espinosa, Js.** Syllabus The respondent parents, M and N, appealed from the judgments of the trial court terminating their parental rights with respect to their two […]
BOYKIN v. STATE, No. AC 39392 (Conn. App. 1/9/2018)
ERIC BOYKIN v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. AC 39392 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Argued October 19, 2017 January 9,?2018 Lavine, Alvord and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendants, the state of Connecticut and the Commissioner of Transportation, for injuries he sustained as a result […]