Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

507 A.2d 478 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JUAN BENITE (3555)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. Convicted of the crime of burglary in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. Although the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jurors that they had to agree unanimously on which […]

66 A.2d 599 JOSEPH OSTROSKI v. MONICA T. OSTROSKI Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and COMLEY, Js. The granting of a motion to open a judgment is not ordinarily a final judgment within the appeal statute. The granting of such a motion is an interlocutory ruling reviewable upon an appeal […]

622 A.2d 545 MICHAEL CECI v. NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY (14524)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and KATZ, Js. The plaintiff, on the granting of certification, appealed to this court from a decision by the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court confirming an arbitration award denying him underinsured motorist […]

612 A.2d 1212 FRANK CROCETTO v. LYNN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (14475)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. The defendant employer appealed to the workers’ compensation review division challenging a decision by a compensation commissioner in favor of the plaintiff, a former employee who had suffered a permanent partial disability during the […]

168 A.2d 550 PATRICK J. MONTANARO v. VINCENZO PANDOLFINI Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and ALCORN, Js. The defense of the Statute of Frauds may be raised by demurrer. When the demurrer is overruled and the case goes to final judgment, the ruling on the demurrer may be claimed as error. […]

397 A.2d 1364 SONECO SERVICE, INC. v. BELLA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, LONGO, SPEZIALE and PETERS, Js. Argued May 11, 1978 Decision released June 13, 1978 Action to recover payment for goods sold and delivered, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the court, Alexander, […]

519 A.2d 1194 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TEDDY A. DRAKEFORD (12673)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and S. FREEDMAN, Js. Convicted of the crime of murder, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court did not err in proceeding with jury selection in the defendant’s absence, the defendant having […]

370 A.2d 988 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SALVO N. FALZONE Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. Argued June 8, 1976 Decision released August 10, 1976 Appeal by the state from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, geographical area No. 5, brought to the Appellate Session of the […]

648 A.2d 879 RONALD M. HEDBERG v. PANTEPEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.[*] Supreme Court of Connecticut [*] The defendant’s appeal was withdrawn February 21, 1995. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn. App. 19 (AC 12253), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the […]

757 A.2d 643 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JESUS ROMERO (AC 18953)Appellate Court of Connecticut Zarella, Pellegrino and O’Connell, 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 in connection with incidents that began when the […]

666 A.2d 1185 RACHAEL CAMERON v. JOHN ALANDER, COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN RESOURCES Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 39 Conn. App. 216 (AC 13600), is denied. Lawrence W. Berliner and Aileen M. Bell, in support of the petition. Peter L. Brown, assistant attorney general, in opposition. […]

481 A.2d 421 SAMUEL EDELSON ET AL. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF BERLIN ET AL. (2093)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff residents and taxpayers of the town of Berlin appealed to the Superior Court from the decision of the defendant Berlin zoning commission granting the application of the […]

511 A.2d 1022 GLORIA SCHAFFER v. GERALD LINDY (3038)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff sought compensatory damages, punitive damages and treble damages from the defendant on allegations that the defendant had converted, received and concealed a ring which was stolen from the plaintiff’s house. The trial court rendered […]

813 A.2d 1073 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DOUGLAS SAWYER. (AC 22382).Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, sexual assault in the third degree, threatening and reckless endangerment in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this […]

789 A.2d 538 ZML 301 TRESSER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CITY OF STAMFORD PRUDENTIAL REALTY SECURITY II, INC. v. CITY OF STAMFORD (AC 21235) (AC 21236)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Flynn and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff property owners brought separate actions to obtain refunds of property taxes they had allegedly overpaid to the […]

864 A.2d 57 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARCOS C. DOUROS, JR. No. (AC 24964).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Bishop, McLachlan and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus Convicted, following a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the trial court improperly denied his motion […]

558 A.2d 661 IN RE TYVONNE M.[*] (13495)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The respondent minor, who was eight years old at the time he shot and injured a classmate with a gun he had found, was adjudicated to be a delinquent and sentenced to the custody […]

962 A.2d 167 ELLIN CURLEY v. LAURENCE J. KAISER ET AL (AC 29031)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Harper and Cretella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover from K, the named defendant, after he allegedly refused to pay his share of the loss in value of the only asset held Page 214 by K Co., […]

526 A.2d 1347 JOSEPH A. LOVELY v. INGEBORG L. CAPLAN (4740)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover for injuries he sustained when his motorcycle collided with an automobile operated by the defendant. The trial court refused to set aside the jury verdict rendered in favor of […]

825 A.2d 148 RITA A. WALLACE v. HECTOR L. HADDOCK ET AL. (AC 23310)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries she allegedly sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was caused by the negligence of the named defendant. After the jury returned a […]

852 A.2d 744 STEPHEN PIERSA v. PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 82 Conn. App. 752 (AC 24188), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that a self-insured municipal employer may reduce the limits of […]

544 A.2d 642 JOAN NISBET v. JOSE OLMEDA ET AL. (4947)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, BIELUCH and STOUGHTON, Js. The plaintiff, N, who had been injured during an attempted robbery of the bank where she worked, sought damages from the named defendant security guard, O, and from the defendant F Co., O’s employer. She alleged […]

636 A.2d 847 IN RE KEZIA M. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition of the respondent Kenneth M. and intervenor Mary M. for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 33 Conn. App. 12 (AC 11933), is denied. Mary Ann Barile, in support of the petition. Ann Marie De Graffenreit, assistant attorney general, in opposition. […]

332 A.2d 83 HARTFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY v. TOWN OF WETHERSFIELD Supreme Court of Connecticut SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD, DANNEHY and BRACKEN, Js. The defendant town taxed the plaintiff power company, H Co., on certain rights-of-way it had acquired for the erection and maintenance of power lines. Although the rights-of-way for the power lines did not […]

814 A.2d 381 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANCISCO JIMENEZ Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 73 Conn. App. 664 (AC 22120), is denied. Arnold V. Amore, special public defender, in support of the petition. Melissa L. Streeto, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December 30, […]

890 A.2d 575 STEPHANIE M. ADAMS v. BOBBIE L. ADAMS. No. (AC 26445).Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, DiPentima and Harper, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and dividing the parties’ marital assets. Held: 1. The record was inadequate for review […]

346 A.2d 111 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF BRANFORD v. TOWN OF BRANFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is granted. James O. Shea, for the appellee (plaintiff). Howard F. Zoarski, for the appellant (defendant Representative Town Meeting […]

326 A.2d 124 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES SMALLS Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is granted unless the defendant files a request for a finding and draft finding on or before November 4, 1974. Donald A. Browne, state’s attorney, for the appellee […]

974 A.2d 68 KAREN A. MURPHY v. CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL (AC 30168)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Borden, Js. Argued April 20, 2009 Officially released July 14, 2009 Procedural History Action for, inter alia, a declaratory judgment determining whether a certain contract entered into by the defendants violated the named defendant’s charter, […]

638 A.2d 39 JOSEPH L. LYNCH ET AL. v. GRANBY HOLDINGS, INC. GRANBY HOLDINGS, INC. v. DANIEL L. LYNCH Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Daniel L. Lynch’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 574 (AC 11222), is denied. Timothy Brignole, in support of the petition. Andrea A. Hewitt, […]

RODNEY CROSBY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 991 A.2d 567Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Rodney Crosby’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 902 (AC 30525), is denied. Laljeebhai R. Patel, special public defender, in support of the petition. Adam E. Mattei, special deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. VERTEFEUILLE, […]

EQUITY ONE, INC. v. THOMAS J. SHIVERS 9 A.3d 379 (AC 30600)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Robinson and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain of the defendant’s real property. The trial court rendered judgment of strict foreclosure, from which the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed that because […]

GLENN S. JACKSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 10 A.3d 527Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Glenn S. Jackson’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 124 Conn. App. 903 (AC 31241), is denied. NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Laljeebhai R. Patel, special public defender, […]

772 A.2d 596 LUIS A. RIVERA v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Luis A. Rivera’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 825 (AC 19406), is denied. ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Adele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, […]

771 A.2d 206 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSHUA E. TURNER (AC 18934)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Daly, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of carrying a pistol without a permit, having a weapon in a motor vehicle, altering or removing identification marks on a firearm and interfering with an officer, the defendant appealed […]

789 A.2d 459 PAUL SCHROEDER ET AL. v. TRIANGULUM ASSOCIATES ET AL. (SC 16283) (SC 16284)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff courier sought damages for injuries he sustained when he struck his head on a low door frame while making a delivery to a restaurant owned and […]

139 A.2d 57 EDWARD J. CANAVAN v. LOUISE C. CANAVAN Supreme Court of Connecticut WYNNE, C. J., BALDWIN, DALY, KING and MURPHY, Js. Argued February 4, 1958 Decided February 13, 1958 Action for a divorce, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County at Waterbury by transfer from the Superior Court in New Haven […]

649 A.2d 254 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HERBERT A. GROSS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn. App. 631 (AC 12638), is denied. M. Donald Cardwell, in support of the petition. Jack W. Fischer, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided October 13, 1994

34 A.2d 731 KATHRYN DOOLAN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF JOHN S. DOOLAN) v. HAROLD R. WERNER. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The plaintiff’s intestate slipped on ice and fell while crossing the street at night. Of three cars approaching in line the first two avoided him but the third, […]

386 A.2d 256 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN L. LEWIS Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the state in the above-entitled case has failed to defend the appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book 696, ordered by the Supreme Court, suo motu, […]

694 A.2d 44 JOSEPHINE RIDER ET AL. v. V.W. CREDIT, INC. (AC 16326)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Landau and Spallone, Js. Argued May 2, 1997 Officially released June 3, 1997 Plaintiffs’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk, Lewis, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 916

612 A.2d 135 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ELDRED J. HALL (10105)Appellate Court of Connecticut NORCOTT, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree in connection with an incident in which the defendant hit the victim in the head with a brick during an altercation, the defendant appealed to this […]

535 A.2d 1327 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ISAAC C. JACKSON (5630)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, STOUGHTON and FOTI, Js. Convicted of the crimes of possession of cocaine with intent to sell or distribute and having a weapon in a motor vehicle, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant’s claim to the contrary […]

618 A.2d 513 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CARTHANIEL BALDWIN (14496)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and KATZ, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sale of a narcotic substance, of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell and of being a subsequent offender of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to […]

18 A.2d 924 WILLIAM WARGO v. THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY HELEN DELMAR v. THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js.[1] An upper proprietor upon a stream has no right to gather and impound waters and then suddenly let them loose on the […]

642 A.2d 1223 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DENNY TATE (12270)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and FREEDMAN, Js. Convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court challenging the trial court’s jury instructions on the law of self-defense. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim […]

900 A.2d 42 J. DANIEL SPENCER v. STAR STEEL STRUCTURES, INC., ET AL. (AC 26399), (AC 26630).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Rogers and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, S and his insurer, sought to recover damages for losses associated with S’s purchase of a greenhouse from the defendant M Co., which, because of a design […]

563 A.2d 755 DIANA M. KLUG v. INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TORRINGTON ET AL. (7600)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision of the defendant inland wetlands commission of the city of Torrington granting an application by G to conduct […]

772 A.2d 595 PATRICK BARD v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 62 Conn. App. 45 (AC 19788), is denied. Michael P. Deneen, in support of the petition. Robert L. Marconi, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided April 11, 2001 Page 907

536 A.2d 597 CAROLYN HADDAD v. PETER J. FRANCIS (5273)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, BIELUCH and STOUGHTON, Js. Argued December 17, 1987 Decision released January 26, 1988 Summary process action, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Housing Session, and tried to the court, Barnett, J.; judgment granting possession to the […]

468 A.2d 1238 RUTH BOLAND v. RONALD M. CATALANO (2285)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. Argued October 6, 1983 Decision released December 20, 1983 Action to enforce an alleged cohabitation agreement and to recover certain personal property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Litchfield where the court, […]

476 A.2d 563 DWIGHT BUILDING COMPANY v. STAMFORD HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY (12104)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, PARSKEY, SHEA, GRILLO and DALY, Js. The plaintiff, D Co., a general building contractor, sought damages from the defendant subcontractor, S Co., under an indemnity provision in a contract between them. After a D Co. employee had been fatally […]

556 A.2d 611 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES LEONARD (13435)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Argued March 1, 1989 Decision released March 21, 1989 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of a narcotic substance and possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell, brought […]

762 A.2d 491 JACOB CRUMP v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 20338)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Zarella and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted, after a guilty plea, of the crimes of assault of a peace officer, interfering with an officer, carrying a Page 56 pistol without a permit and possession of narcotics, […]

7 A.2d 841 COLONIAL FINANCE COMPANY, INC. v. EMILE DeBENIGNO Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN, and JENNINGS, Js. The Uniform Trusts Receipts Act provides that where a trustee has liberty of sale and sells to a buyer in the ordinary course of trade, the buyer takes the property free from the […]

569 A.2d 544 STUART COHN, CONSERVATOR (ESTATE OF JILL COHN) v. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY (13764)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The plaintiff conservator of the estate of his wife, J, sought damages for breach of an excess or umbrella liability policy issued by the defendant, P Co., to […]

796 A.2d 1212 CHRISTOPHER DWYER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 21136)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Mihalakos and Daly, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of murder and criminal possession of a firearm, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming that his trial counsel’s failure to inform him of the state’s […]

645 A.2d 1041 HARRY CHILDS v. FRANK BAINER (12693)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, LANDAU and FREEDMAN, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover for personal injuries he sustained in an automobile accident that was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant. The jury returned a verdict awarding economic damages in the amount of $3649 coupled […]

478 A.2d 265 DONA ROBINSON v. ITT CONTINENTAL BAKING Co. (2413)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL and BORDEN, Js. On appeal by the defendant I Co. from the judgment rendered on a $22,500 jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, who had sustained injuries after swallowing a cupcake which had been made by I […]

318 A.2d 106 SALLY K. ROBERTSON v. PETER M. ROBERTSON Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. An order directing the payment of alimony or support is a judgment in personam. The trial court ordered that notice of the commencement of an action against the defendant for a divorce, custody, […]

218 A.2d 537 ELEANOR I. MAHER ET AL. v. THE TOWN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF STRATFORD ET AL. (two cases) Supreme Court of Connecticut Upon motion by the plaintiffs in each case (Nos. 83989, 83990) for review of the order concerning the rectification of the appeal, in each case, from the Court of Common […]

615 A.2d 1051 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STANLEY JAGIELLO (10602)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., FOTI and FREEDMAN, Js. The defendant, who had been convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty years, appealed to this court from the trial court’s denial of his motion for sentence reduction. […]

125 A.2d 477 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. IRVING GORDON Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and COMLEY, Js. Whether conditions require regulation under the police power is for the determination of the legislative body. Courts can interfere only in extreme cases where the action taken is unreasonable, discriminatory and arbitrary. Legislation regulating the […]

636 A.2d 799 COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION v. HORATIO GORDON (14623)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff in error, the commissioner of correction, sought a writ of error from the judgment of the habeas court granting, in part, the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by […]

IRA B. STECHEL v. PATRICIA LYNN FOSTER 8 A.3d 545 (AC 30985)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Robinson and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the postjudgment order of the trial court ordering her to transfer to the plaintiff her interest in a defined […]

490 A.2d 1032 RITA HAIG DRIESSENS v. HELOISE DRIESSENS ET AL. (2904)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, FRACASSE and NORCOTT, Js. Argued February 28, 1985 Decision released May 7, 1985 Action to recover damages for breach of contract and for fraudulent misrepresentation, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, […]

661 A.2d 573 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS, LOCAL 564 v. BOROUGH OF JEWETT CITY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL RI-152 v. BOROUGH OF JEWETT CITY (15067) (15068)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and CALLAHAN, BERDON, NORCOTT and KATZ, Js. The plaintiff union in each case applied to the trial court pursuant to statute […]

439 A.2d 416 JOHN A. ERRICHETTI ASSOCIATES v. LORETTA G. BOUTIN Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and WRIGHT, Js. The plaintiff sought an order directing the defendant to proceed with arbitration under the terms of an agreement contained in a deed conveying to the defendant certain land and the improvements thereon. The […]

864 A.2d 883 EDDIE GILCHRIST v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 25158).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and Foti and Schaller, Js. Argued January 19, 2005. Officially released February 1, 2005. Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, White, J. Per Curiam. The habeas court did not abuse its […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WAYNE A. RAE, JR 993 A.2d 468Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 740 (AC 29563), is denied. Christopher Y. Duby, special public defender, in support of the petition. Michele C. Lukban, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May […]

521 A.2d 601 RONALD E. ROMANOWSKI v. JOHN J. FOLEY ET AL. (4328)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff, who owned property in the defendant town of Marlborough bounded in part by the town line between that town and the defendant town of Hebron, brought an action for a judgment quieting […]

70 A.2d 123 DALE F. REESE v. NAN E. REESE Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS. ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. The legislature is presumed to have intended that statutes affecting substantive rights should not apply to pending actions unless the contrary clearly appears. As regards statutes that are general in their terms and […]

722 A.2d 806 IN RE JESSICA M. (16013)Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the commissioner of children and families for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 229 (AC 16478) is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the trial court’s judgment that the respondents’ parental […]