Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

980 A.2d 362 FRANCISCO JIMENEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 29973)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Alvord and Peters, Js. Submitted on briefs September 25, 2009 Officially released October 20, 2009 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Schuman, J. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed.

918 A.2d 303 ANTHONY SANTOS v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF STRATFORD. No. (AC 27243).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Bishop and DiPentima, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant zoning board of appeals denying the plaintiffs application for two zoning variances to build a […]

844 A.2d 923 DANTE L. SCHETTINO ET AL. v. ANTHONY LABARBA (AC 24037)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Bishop and DiPentima, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff C sought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendant, who died during the course […]

732 A.2d 179 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. PENELOPE KINNEY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 18831) is denied. Page 912 Penelope Kinney, pro se, in support of the petition. F. Erik Kaneko, in opposition. Decided March 30, 1999

673 A.2d 1142 SUZANNE M. SEARLES v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 902 (AC 14107), is denied. Suzanne M. Searles, pro se, in support of the petition. Page 917 Marjorie S. Wilder, corporation […]

27 A.3d 436 MARIA F. MCKEON v. WILLIAM P. LENNON (AC 30067), (AC 30068), (AC 30069), (AC 30070), (AC 30636)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavine, Robinson and Lavery, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from several orders of the trial court issued in connection with the judgment dissolving her marriage to the defendant. The […]

771 A.2d 224 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DONALD ROBERSON (AC 20159)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and Daly, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted of the crimes of assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, sought a new trial on the […]

614 A.2d 826 FLEET BANK OF CONNECTICUT v. VINCENT J. DOWLING, JR. FLEET BANK OF CONNECTICUT v. VINCENT J. DOWLING, SR. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 28 Conn. App. 221, is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the plaintiff establish probable cause in its […]

848 A.2d 1206 ARTHUR J. ROCQUE, JR., COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. JOSEPH J. FARRICIELLI ET AL (SC 17022)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff commissioner of environmental protection brought an action against the defendants, F and several of his companies, seeking to enforce a 1998 consent order […]

759 A.2d 509 WALTER J. SCOTT v. JOSE SALINAS, COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 57 Conn. App. 649 (AC 19124), is denied. Jeffrey D. Brownstein, in support of the petition. Robert L. Marconi, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided September 27, […]

512 A.2d 229 JOHN F. CARR, JR. v. NICHOLAS TROTTA Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 7 Conn. App. 272, is denied. Elliott B. Pollack, in support of the petition. Wesley W. Horton, in opposition. Decided June 12, 1986

939 A.2d 31 ARTHUR GAINEY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 27364)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C.J., and Gruendel and Robinson, Js. Argued January 4, 2008 Officially released February 5, 2008 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Elgo, J. PER CURIAM. MEMORANDUM DECISIONS The judgment is affirmed.

RICHARD OSTROSKI v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 21 A.3d 444 (SC 18600)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Palmer, Zarella, McLachlan, Eveleigh and Harper, Js. Syllabus Officially released July 5, 2011 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, geographical area […]

925 A.2d 1100 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. H.P.T. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 100 Conn. App. 183 (AC 25775), is denied. Kevin R. Joiner, in support of the petition. Christopher T. Godialis, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May 15, 2007.

21 A.3d 945 HYDE ROAD DEVELOPMENT, LLC v. PUMPKIN ASSOCIATES, LLC (AC 32328)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, C. J., and Gruendel and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus In 1967, S Co. owned a parcel known as parcel one, and B Co. owned an adjacent parcel known as parcel two. In July, 1967, B Co. conveyed a right-of-way […]

523 A.2d 1283 BEVERLY A. ARSENAULT, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF DAVID W. ARSENAULT), ET AL. v. PA-TED SPRING COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (12877) (13035)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, SANTANIELLO, HULL and HIGGINS, Js. The plaintiff, suing both as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband and in her own right, sought damages for […]

23 A.3d 758 WILLIAM KUMAH ET AL. v. LEO BROWN ET AL (AC 32977)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Robinson, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, W and his wife, sought to recover damages from the defendants, B and his employer, T Co., for, inter alia, personal injuries sustained when W’s vehicle collided with a fire […]

714 A.2d 729 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN TYLER FUESSENICH (AC 16486)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Hennessy and Daly, Js. Argued April 27, 1998 Officially released September 1, 1998 PROCEDURAL HISTORY Information charging the defendant with violation of probation, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Litchfield, where the court, Pickett, J., […]

743 A.2d 617 ROBERT E. DIETTER v. CATHERINE DIETTER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 54 Conn. App. 481 (AC 15995), is denied. BERDON and NORCOTT, Js., dissenting. We would grant the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal. Page 907 SULLIVAN, J., did not participate in […]

933 A.2d 726 JOSEPH HILL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Joseph Hill’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 103 Conn. App. 641 (AC 27485), is denied. Anthony E. Parent, special public defender, in support of the petition. Denise B. Smoker, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Page […]

28 A.3d 346 JOSEPH KOPYLEC v. TOWN OF NORTH BRANFORD. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 130 Conn. App. 146 (AC 30368), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the trial court’s denial of the plaintiff’s application to discharge the […]

157 A.2d 918 OLIVER ARSENAULT ET AL. v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. A proviso in 9(a) of the Taft-Hartley Act, relied upon by the plaintiffs, specifies that “any individual employee . . . shall have the right at any time to present grievances to […]

356 A.2d 117 THE FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CONSTITUTION NATIONAL BANK Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, SHAPIRO, LOISELLE and BOGDANSKI, Js. The Uniform Commercial Code (42a-3-406) precludes a drawer of an instrument whose negligence facilitates the forgery of that instrument from recovering from a drawee who pays the instrument […]

837 A.2d 759 VICTOR CWEKLINSKY v. MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY (SC 16846)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus As a general rule, no action for defamation exists if a defendant publishes defamatory statements to only the plaintiff and the plaintiff subsequently disseminates the statements to a third party. The […]

753 A.2d 420 SUZANNE M. SEARLES v. NATALIE SCHULMAN ET AL. (AC 19075)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Pellegrino and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court following the denial by the trial court of her motion to open the judgment dismissing her personal injury action for her failure to appear at a trial […]

842 A.2d 631 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNOLLEY BROOKS (AC 23994)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, West and Hennessy, Js. Argued February 17, 2004 Officially released March 16, 2004 Procedural History Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of a controlled substance, sale of a controlled substance, possession of a narcotic substance within […]

21 A.2d 400 ADAM KENNEL v. SARAH I. KENNEL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The court’s conclusion that the plaintiff had failed to prove the allegations of his complaint to the effect that the defendant, his daughter, had fraudulently and by undue influence taken advantage of his […]

761 A.2d 774 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VICTOR GARUTI (AC 20116)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Pellegrino and Daly, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation and ordering him to serve the remaining term of his previously suspended sentence of incarceration. He claimed, inter Page […]

89 A.2d 558 WALTER H. LANYON ET AL. v. ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, INGLIS, O’SULLIVAN and BORDON, Js. An unemployment commissioner is an administrative officer. An appeal from his decision to the Superior Court is allowed by statute. The court does not try the matter de […]

740 A.2d 906 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALBERT GEBEAU (AC 17412)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the issue of whether he had used a firearm Page 796 in the commission of the robbery […]

908 A.2d 538 POSITIVE IMPACT CORPORATION v. INDOTRONIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 96 Conn. App. 361 (AC 26429), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Gerald Hecht, in support of the petition. Sheila A. […]

794 A.2d 554 DOW AND CONDON, INC. v. MUROS NORTH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (AC 21090)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Flynn and Daly, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, which brought an action to recover a commission on the sale of certain real property, appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment for the defendant. M, a real […]

706 A.2d 1008 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LARRY W. TINSLEY (AC 16992)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Lavery and Spear, Js. SYLLABUS Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and commission of a felony with a firearm, and found to be a persistent dangerous felony offender, the defendant appealed to this […]

763 A.2d 1043 NEW MILFORD SAVINGS BANK v. JOHN D. MULVILLE, JR., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition for certification by the defendants, John D. Mulville, Jr., and Anne B. Mulville, for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 901 (AC 19964/AC 19966), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the […]

851 A.2d 291 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERIC SCOTT No. (SC 16812).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of kidnapping in the first degree and assault in the second degree, and three counts of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL JAMES 991 A.2d 700 (AC 29536)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Alvord and West, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant, who had been charged under two informations, claimed, inter alia, that the […]

115 A.2d 448 I. MARTIN PALEY v. CONNECTICUT MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and PHILLIPS, Js. The medical examining board, in making a decision concerning the revocation of a license, acts in a quasi-judicial capacity. It is required to weigh evidence and reach conclusions. In doing so, […]

270 A.2d 359 SAMUEL H. DICK v. JACK R. DICK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal of the defendants dated April 29, 1970, from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is granted. The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal of the defendants […]

335 A.2d 294 GRANITE EQUIPMENT LEASING CORPORATION v. ACME PUMP COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The defendant leased from the plaintiff an accounting machine under an agreement which obligated the defendant to make sixty equal monthly payments to the plaintiff. At the end of the lease […]

740 A.2d 847 BRANHAVEN PLAZA, L.L.C., ET AL. v. INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF BRANFORD ET AL. (SC 16141)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Callahan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant inland wetlands commission granting an application […]

751 A.2d 394 BANK OF AMERICA, FSB v. SALVATRICE FRANCO (AC 19508)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of strict foreclosure rendered by the trial court in favor of the substitute plaintiff bank. Held: 1. The defendant’s failure to comply with the rule […]

962 A.2d 915 SCOTT E. RHOADS v. GARBO LOBSTER COMPANY, INC., ET AL (AC 29017)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Beach and Lavery, Js. Argued December 8, 2008. Officially released January 6, 2009. Plaintiff’s appeal from the workers’ compensation review board. PER CURIAM. The decision of the workers’ compensation review board is affirmed.

470 A.2d 228 GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE HARTFORD-NEW BRITAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICT v. JOSEPH J. TRANTOLO, JR., ET AL. (10775)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, GRILLO and MENT, Js. The plaintiff Grievance Committee for the Hartford-New Britain Judicial District filed a complaint in the Superior Court alleging that certain television commercials which advertised law […]

414 A.2d 198 FISKE H. VENTRES v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford is denied by the court. Walter C. Nicksa, Jr., in support of the petition. Edward […]

116 A.2d 167 HELENE M. TRANI v. ANCHOR HOCKING GLASS CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and DEVLIN, Js. In a case tried to the jury, the finding is not a statement of facts which the court finds proven but a narrative of the facts claimed to have been proven by the […]

798 A.2d 1009 TROY JAYNES v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 21761)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., Schaller and Dupont, Js. Submitted on briefs April 26 Officially released May 28, 2002 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, White, J. Per Curiam. The habeas court did not abuse its discretion […]

850 A.2d 1118 RINO GNESI COMPANY, INC. v. SEBASTIAN SBRIGLIO ET AL (AC 23735)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The defendants appealed to this court challenging the trial court’s denial of their motion to open a judgment that had been rendered against them Page 708 after they were defaulted for failure […]

608 A.2d 688 FRANKLIN L. FRANK v. LEON E. COOPER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants Leon E. Cooper and Mary P. Cooper’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is dismissed. Leon E. Cooper, pro se, and Mary P. Cooper, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided April 3, […]

425 A.2d 597 JOHN STEINEGGER v. JANET FIELDS ET AL. FILE NO. 987Appellate Session of the Superior Court The defendant tenants appealed to this court from the summary process judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff landlord for the alleged failure of the defendants to pay rent on time pursuant to […]

KASSIANI PITASSI v. ARIADNA LEONARD ET AL 10 A.3d 525Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 32488) is denied. Genevieve P. Salvatore, in support of the petition. Harold F. Bernstein, in opposition. Decided November 10, 2010

886 A.2d 837 DEBRA SHORE ET AL. v. HAVERSON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, P.C. HAVERSON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, P.C. v. MARC P. SHORE ET AL. No. (AC 25945).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, McLachlan and Foti, Js. Syllabus H Co., an architectural design company that had performed work for D and M, appealed to this court from […]

614 A.2d 464 E. DON SMITH ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH (10431)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant zoning board of appeals of the town of Greenwich denying their application for approval to […]

842 A.2d 1171 STATE OF CONNECTICUT, v. JEFFREY GASTON (AC 23088)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Dranginis and Bishop, Js. Convicted of the crimes of having a weapon in a motor vehicle and failure to appear in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the trial court improperly denied his […]

828 A.2d 146 20 ORCHARD STREET, LLC v. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF BROOKFIELD. (AC 23112)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff property owner appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court denying the plaintiffs’ application for a writ of mandamus to […]

51 A.2d 917 JOHN T. CHATTAWAY, JR., ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW LONDON Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. Section 93 of the charter of the defendant city provides that any owner of land who subdivides it for sale shall cause to be made and recorded a map […]

392 A.2d 476 JOHN CUTLER ET AL. v. JOHN T. MacDONALD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and HEALEY, Js. The conclusions of a trial court are tested by its findings, which should state facts, not testimony. The plaintiffs, by way of mandamus, sought to have the defendant state officials […]

JONATHAN STUART ET AL. v. PETER G. SNYDER 8 A.3d 1126 (AC 31486)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Harper and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs in 2006 instituted an action to recover damages for, inter alia, fraud in connection with the defendant’s representation of the estate and trust of their deceased father, S, and their brother, […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID OSUCH 5 A.3d 976 (AC 30489)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Lavery, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted of the crime of burglary in the third degree under five separate informations, appealed to this court from the trial court’s dismissal of his motion to correct an illegal […]

495 A.2d 1066 TAMARA EVA SASSO ET AL. v. WILLIAM v. ALESHIN (12577)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. Because the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the paternity action here did not constitute a final appealable judgment, his appeal from that denial was dismissed by this […]

548 A.2d 728 GEORGE FUTTERLEIB ET AL. v. MR. HAPPY’S, INC., ET AL. (5782)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiffs sought to recover for injuries they sustained in a collision between their automobile and a vehicle operated by the defendant M. They alleged that M had been served alcohol by the […]

713 A.2d 255 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HENRY CARTER (AC 16682)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Sullivan and Cretella, Js. SYLLABUS Convicted of the crime of murder, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in restricting the defendant’s cross-examination of a witness concerning whether the witness feared the […]

559 A.2d 228 STEELTECH BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. v. EDWARD SUTT ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. (6236)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. The plaintiff steel fabricating company sought to recover damages from the defendants, a real estate development company and its principal, for their alleged breach of an oral agreement to purchase steel […]

248 A.2d 513 DOROTHY REED v. BERNARD SHAPIRO, STATE WELFARE COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the plaintiff for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. Roger E. Koontz, in support of the petition. Richard E. Rapuano, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Submitted January 22, 1968 Decided […]

759 A.2d 1023 JOSEPH JOHNSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Joseph Johnson’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 58 Conn. App. 482 (AC 18963/AC 19060), is denied. David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, in support of the petition. Ronald G. Weller, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

20 A.2d 412 MIDDLESEX THEATRE, INC. ET ALS. v. EDWARD J. HICKEY, COMMISSIONER, ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. An administrative officer or board should not ordinarily review a decision and revoke action once duly taken; but where a change of conditions has occurred since the […]

MARIA RIVNAK v. DAVID RIVNAK. 913 A.2d 1096 No. (AC 26838).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Harper and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff. Held: 1. The defendant’s challenges to the trial court’s financial orders were unavailing; that court did […]

797 A.2d 521 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL CRNKOVIC Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 68 Conn. App. 757 (AC 21233), is denied. Steven D. Jacobs, in support of the petition. Decided May 15, 2002

557 A.2d 932 GENEVIEVE PORTER v. TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON ET AL. (7019)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. Argued March 14, 1989 Decision released May 2, 1989 Petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant zoning board of appeals et al. to hold a hearing on the plaintiffs appeal from […]

436 A.2d 271 ELMER SEAMAN v. CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION ELMER SEAMAN v. BRANFORD N. O. NELSON COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The plaintiff S sought to discharge two mechanic’s liens filed by the defendants B Co. and C Co. on certain of S’s realty. S had contracted […]

460 A.2d 1260 THERESA TURGEON v. NORMAND TURGEON (10678) (11358)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, Js. Following the trial court’s judgment dissolving the parties’ marriage and making certain financial awards, the defendant husband moved for modification of the financial orders. The trial court denied that motion, found the defendant in […]

687 A.2d 550 CELESTINA GREEN v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION, ET AL. (14491)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Foti, Lavery, Landau, Heiman, Spear and Hennessy, Js. The named defendant et al. appealed to this court from a decision by the workers’ compensation review board affirming a finding and award of dependent death […]

711 A.2d 741 TOWN OF WINDHAM v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (AC 17065)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Daly, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff town appealed to this court from the trial court’s dismissal of its appeal from the decision by the defendant freedom of information commission determining that a certain gathering of […]

60 A.2d 174 MARIE BRYANT v. DOROTHY J. SCRIBNER Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. In this action for alienation of affections, the admission of evidence over plaintiff’s objection as to indiscretions by her husband with defendant’s daughter, of which defendant testified she had no knowledge, was not […]

677 A.2d 996 BRT UTILITY CORPORATION v. CATHIE P. ALLEN ET AL. (14980)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Heiman and Schaller, Js. Submitted on briefs June 10, 1996 Officially released July 9, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Moraghan, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

536 A.2d 605 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CONSTANTINE MORANT (5449)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BIELUCH and NORCOTT, Js. Convicted of the crime of injury or risk of injury to, or impairing the morals of, a minor, after he entered a plea of guilty to that crime, the defendant appealed to this court claiming […]

236 A.2d 83 NOMA FRATZEL v. RICHARD FRATZEL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, Js. Argued November 7, 1967 Decided November 29, 1967 Action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven […]

DREAMBUILDERS CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. EMALIE DIAMOND 997 A.2d 553 (AC 30796)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Beach and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff construction company, which had been hired by the defendant to remediate certain water damage to the defendant’s house and to remodel the entire house, sought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on certain of […]

612 A.2d 1174 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DENNIS CROSSWELL (14286)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, conspiracy to commit burglary in the first degree and assault in […]

586 A.2d 1164 ADRIA ESAW v. STEPHEN C. FRIEDMAN ET AL. (13865)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, GLASS, HULL, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover for personal injuries she sustained in an automobile accident allegedly caused by the negligence of the named defendant. During the trial, the trial court allowed the […]

848 A.2d 1293 JOHNNY BERNARD LEE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. (AC 23886)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and West, Js. Submitted on briefs April 2, 2004 Officially released April 27, 2004 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Radcliffe, J. Per Curiam. The habeas court did not abuse its […]

533 A.2d 234 DAVID P. CREEM ET AL. v. CYNTHIA M. CICERO (5790)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BIELUCH and NORCOTT, Js. The named plaintiff sought damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by the defendant’s negligence. He was joined in the action by his plaintiff wife, who sought […]