Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND BRIDGES. 6 A.3d 223 (AC 30378)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, C. J., and Harper and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree and larceny in the third degree in connection with the burglary of a restaurant in downtown Bridgeport, the defendant appealed to this […]

508 A.2d 795 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANGEL R. BURGOS (3252)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. From the judgment rendered on his plea of nolo contendere to the crime of possession of heroin with intent to sell, the defendant appealed claiming that the trial court erred in denying his motion to […]

657 A.2d 728 ELIZABETH GRAZIOSO v. VICTORIA DEGOIA (13447)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and HENNESSY, Js. Argued April 18, 1995 Decision released May 16, 1995 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of the defendant’s allegedly negligent operation of an automobile, brought to the Superior Court in […]

365 A.2d 1057 DORIS McCROREY, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF MAGGIE CHAMBERS) v. GEORGE S. HEILPERN Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. Argued December 9, 1975 Decision released February 10, 1976 Action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to […]

TODD TAYLOR v. JILL TAYLOR 990 A.2d 882 (AC 30328)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Robinson and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed to this court challenging the action of the trial court granting the defendant’s motion for permission to relocate to another state with the parties’ Page […]

750 A.2d 501 ROSELANDE REJOUIS, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF JEAN CLAUDE BOITEUX) v. GREENWICH TAXI, INC., ET AL. (AC 18706)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Hennessy and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff administratrix of the estate of the deceased taxicab operator, B, sought to recover from the defendant taxi companies alleging, inter alia, that they had breached […]

585 A.2d 1233 CAROL BEINHORN v. NICHOLAS A. SARACENO Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 23 Conn. App. 487, is denied. Joel M. Ellis, in support of the petition. Alexandra Davis, in opposition. Decided February 5, 1991

793 A.2d 251 MATTHEW SALEMME v. TOWN OF SEYMOUR Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 67 Conn. App. 464 (AC 21311), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the savings clause of General Statutes § 13a-149 did not apply […]

873 A.2d 997 WALBER GONZALEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The petitioner Walber Gonzalez’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 87 Conn. App. 744 (AC 24073), is denied. David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, in support of the petition. Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. […]

822 A.2d 375 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSE RAMOS (AC 23327)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Bishop and Hennessy, Js. Argued April 28 Officially released May 20, 2003 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Hauser, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 907

635 A.2d 814 NEDRA F. WYNN v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (14788)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., BORDEN, KATZ, PALMER and MENT, Js. Argued January 6, 1994 Decision released February 1, 1994 Application to compel the defendant to proceed with arbitration of the plaintiff’s underinsured motorist claim, brought to the Superior Court in […]

871 A.2d 420 VAUGHN OUTLAW v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 25020).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Argued March 24, 2005. Officially released May 3, 2005. Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, White, J. Per Curiam. The appeal is dismissed.

586 A.2d 567 HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY v. FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. (14083)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and BORDEN, Js. The plaintiff insurer, H Co., sought reimbursement from the named defendant insurer, F Co., for moneys H Co. had paid to its insured, A Co., in connection with a fire […]

RONALD VESTUTI v. JOHN V. MILLER 3 A.3d 1046 (AC 31042)Appellate Court of Connecticut Alvord, Flynn and Lavery, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant police officer for the alleged violation of the plaintiff’s civil rights, claiming that the defendant had used excessive force on the plaintiff in violation of his […]

655 A.2d 261 BARBARA L. RANA v. FRANK RITACCO (15214)Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 36 Conn. App. 635 (AC 12816), is granted, limited to the following issue: “In the circumstances of this case, did the plaintiff’s notice to her employer comply with the requirements of […]

929 A.2d 621 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM P. MORRISSETTE, JR. (AC 28709)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Lavine and Foti, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, arson in the first degree, arson in the second degree and tampering with physical evidence in […]

688 A.2d 325 JEFFREY D. FISI ET AL. v. HOLLY B. CYR ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff Jeffrey D. Fisi’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 43 Conn. App. 911 (AC 14913), is granted, limited to the following issue: “In the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court […]

946 A.2d 943 RUSSELL P. BLOW v. DONALD A. KONETCHY (AC 28512)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, McLachlan and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff property owner sought to quiet title to a right-of-way over certain property of the defendant. The defendant’s predecessors in title had granted the plaintiff an easement to use a portion of their […]

287 A.2d 362 CONNECTICUT RAILWAY AND LIGHTING COMPANY ET AL. v. NEW BRITAIN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Where a portion of a tract of land is taken for a public improvement, damages should be determined by the difference between the market value of the whole tract […]

926 A.2d 665 RONALD BORRELLI ET AL. v. H AND H CONTRACTING, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 100 Conn. App. 680 (AC 25905), is granted, limited to the following issue: Page 926 “Where the defendant contractor admitted by answer and affirmatively alleged […]

798 A.2d 481 JOSEPH SALMERI v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (AC 21106)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Dranginis and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The defendant department of public safety appealed to this court from the decision by the workers’ compensation review board affirming the commissioner’s award of permanent partial disability benefits to the plaintiff state […]

13 A.2d 591 SYLVIA NICHOLS v. FREDERICK E. R. NICHOLS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. The automobile in which the plaintiff was riding was being driven by her mother and was owned by her brother, the defendant N. It came into collision with a car proceeding […]

665 A.2d 899 ERCOLE CASSELLA v. BETH A. KLEFFKE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 38 Conn. App. 340 (AC 13199), is denied. Dale W. Radcliffe, in support of the petition. Robert J. Oliver and David J. Crotta, Jr., in opposition. Decided September 13, 1995

44 A.2d 701 VAN ALLEN SUTTON v. ALFRED J. AVERY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The plaintiff employed the defendant to sell baby chicks on commission. It was agreed that, in the event that the commissions earned did not amount to $25 a week, the plaintiff would turn […]

337 A.2d 668 TOWN OF EAST HAVEN ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut In accordance with the stipulation of the parties and in light of the decision in the case of United States v. New Haven, 496 F.2d 452 (2d Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. East Haven v. […]

658 A.2d 98 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (11449)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and O’CONNELL and LANDAU, Js. Convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly denied his challenge to the state’s use of peremptory challenges, and […]

688 A.2d 359 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUPERTO VINCENTE (15227)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C. J., and Foti and Heiman, Js. Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, to the crimes of assault in the first degree, conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree and attempted assault in the first degree, the defendant […]

733 A.2d 283 GRACE N’ VESSELS OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC. v. CITY OF DANBURY (AC 17706)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff nonprofit corporation applied, pursuant to statute (§§ 12-81b and 12-119), for a refund of property taxes it had paid to the defendant city under protest for two lots […]

978 A.2d 106 CONSTANCE J. JARVIS v. CONSTANCE M. LIEDER ET AL. (AC 30457)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendants, who were her relatives, for unjust enrichment, unlawful conversion and statutory (§ 52564) theft in connection with the transfer of title to her […]

562 A.2d 35 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MALCOLM CARPENTER (6639)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., SPALLONE and FOTI, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree, larceny in the sixth degree, larceny in the fifth degree, larceny in the third degree, stealing a firearm, having a weapon in a motor vehicle and […]

409 A.2d 1020 SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS v. CHESTNUT ESTATES, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, SPEZIALE and PETERS, Js. The statute (49-14) which, pursuant to a foreclosure proceeding, allows a mortgage creditor to move for an appraisal of mortgaged property and for a deficiency judgment violates the due process clauses of […]

724 A.2d 481 GERALD DOUCETTE, JR. v. TAMARA J. POMES ET AL. (SC 15849)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, C.J., and BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js. An employer that is a self-insurer under the Workers’ Compensation Act (§ 31-275 et seq.) is not an “insurer” for purposes of the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association Act (§ […]

925 A.2d 1235 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN B.[1] (AC 27305)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Harper and Rogers, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree, attempt to commit kidnapping in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, assault in the third degree and interfering with […]

573 A.2d 1222 JULIA M. FULLER v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD (7670)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., FOTI and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiff F appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of New Hartford granting a special exception […]

929 A.2d 362 ROY YOUNG v. DEAN VLAHOS ET AL. (AC 27324)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Lavine and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff lessor sought to recover damages from the defendant lessee, T Co., for breach of the parties’ commercial lease agreement. The plaintiff previously had brought a successful summary process action […]

112 A.2d 217 LOUISE A. HOFACHER v. ROBERT FOX ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULlIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and BORDON, Js. Due care on the part of a driver who is entering an intersection after stopping at a stop sign requires something more than making an estimate of the probability of collision with a […]

508 A.2d 785 AARON SIMMONS ET AL. v. SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS COMPANY, INC. (3615)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiffs brought an action against the defendant gas company for damages resulting from the defendant’s termination of the plaintiffs’ gas for the alleged nonpayment of a bill which had, in fact, […]

59 A.2d 532 EMMA KIESSLING v. ELMER C. KIESSLING Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The finding of the net worth and the annual income of the defendant was not supported by the evidence and the judgment awarding the plaintiff $80 per week for support cannot stand. Orders […]

656 A.2d 1067 TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. v. CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL ET AL. (13094)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and LAVERY and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant council denying their request for reversal or modification of the council’s approval for construction of a certain […]

462 A.2d 4 JEANNE E. THODE v. ARTHUR R. THODE (10920)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and GRILLO, Js. From the judgment dissolving the parties’ marriage, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed that the trial court erred in denying the motion for a continuance which he had made on the […]

485 A.2d 1369 IN RE JUVENILE APPEAL (85-3)[*] (3095)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. On the appeal by the respondent mother whose parental rights in her minor child had been terminated by the trial court on a petition by the department of children and youth services, held: 1. The mother’s claim […]

355 A.2d 124 FAITH TABERNACLE OF GLASTONBURY, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Lester S. Fleish, assistant corporation counsel, in support of the petition. Howard M. Wood […]

797 A.2d 516 ROBERTA BENEDETTO v. SILVIO BENEDETTO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 21393) is denied. ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. James H. Lee, in support of the petition. Richard L. Albrecht, in opposition. Decided May […]

197 A.2d 936 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN R. PERCELL Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. Herbert J. Bundock, in support of the petition. John P. Evans, assistant prosecuting attorney, in opposition. Submitted June 5, 1963 Decided June […]

126 A.2d 823 CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. v. RICHARD I. STEIBER, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF JOSEPH GRAHAM) Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. A person has no standing to appeal from probate unless he is aggrieved by the decree appealed from. If he is not thus aggrieved, the Superior […]

438 A.2d 865 GRACE McKIERNAN v. CALDOR, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., SPEZIALE, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. On the plaintiff’s appeal to this court from the trial court’s judgment for the defendants in her action to recover damages from them for injuries she allegedly sustained when she fell in their […]

JASON M. DAY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 986 A.2d 1055Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Jason M. Day’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 118 Conn. App. 130 (AC 29604), is denied. Page 931 Mary Boehlert, special public defender, in support of the petition. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration […]

707 A.2d 286 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SERGIO VELASCO (AC 16466)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Spear and Hennessy, Js. SYLLABUS The state, with the permission of the trial court, appealed to this court from the dismissal of an information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of heroin, possession of heroin with […]

93 A.2d 490 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GEORGE M. DORTCH, JR. GEORGE M. DORTCH, JR. v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. The accused claimed that he was not guilty of first degree murder, because there was no evidence from which the jury could have found […]

ANDY’S OIL SERVICE, INC. v. THOMAS HOBBS ET AL. 9 A.3d 433 (AC 31730)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Robinson and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff subcontractor sought to recover damages from the defendant general contractor, H, and the defendant homeowners, J and K, for, Page 709 inter alia, breach of contract, seeking to recover the […]

680 A.2d 1329 MICHAEL CANNATA ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ET AL. (15371)Supreme Court of Connecticut Peters, C.J., and Callahan, Borden, Palmer and E. O’Connell, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant department of environmental protection in which the commissioner of environmental protection had denied their […]

904 A.2d 1266 JANET L. SZEGDA v. RONALD H. SZEGDA. (AC 26565).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Harper and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant and making certain financial orders. Held: 1. The plaintiff could not prevail on her claim […]

763 A.2d 1040 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANKLIN MOORE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 901 (AC 19741), is denied. Page 916 Annacarina Del Mastro, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Joy K. Fausey, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

546 A.2d 281 ROSE LERMAN v. JACK LEVINE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 14 Conn. App. 402, is denied. Edward J. Gallagher, in support of the petition. Thomas W. Beecher, in opposition. Decided July 8, 1988

223 A.2d 395 LUIGI GAGLIARDI ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the defendants in the above entitled case have failed to prosecute their appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County with proper diligence, it is, under […]

5 A.2d 846 JOHN P. CURRY v. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. In the present action the plaintiff sought a reconsideration of a classification by the civil service commission which provided for “police sergeants” but not “detective sergeants,” claiming […]

473 A.2d 332 OIL HEAT ENGINEERING, INC. v. ROCCO LAURETTI (2051)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. On the defendant’s appeal from the judgment for the plaintiff in its action to recover amounts allegedly owed it for the installation of heating and cooling systems for the defendant, the judgment was affirmed except […]

178 A.2d 528 IN RE APPLICATION OF HARRY R. WARREN FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. Where a standing committee on recommendations for admission to the bar has withheld approval of an applicant on the ground of lack of good moral character, the issue […]

275 A.2d 604 ELIZABETH A. BITONTI v. STANLEY V. TUCKER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant entitled “Motion to Set Aside Verdict for Failure of Appellees to Diligently Defend” in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is denied. Stanley V. Tucker, pro se, in support of the motion. Submitted […]

223 A.2d 395 LUCIEN DiPIETRO v. SIBBALD MASON CONTRACTING INC. ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the named defendant to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is granted. J. Brooks Johnson, Jr., for the appellee (named defendant). Thomas H. Corrigan, for the appellant (plaintiff). Argued November […]

933 A.2d 721 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EMMANUEL BLANGO. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 103 Conn. App. 100 (AC 26826), is denied. Annacarina Del Mastro, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. ROGERS, C. […]

210 A.2d 671 MARJORIE D. SHIPPY v. HAROLD A. SHIPPY Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted, and the appeal is dismissed as of July 26, 1965, unless, before that date, the defendant files Page 748 the required printed briefs […]

644 A.2d 919 RONALD ZIENKA v. CITY OF NEW BRITAIN Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 34 Conn. App. 913 (AC 12750), is denied. Harold J. Geragosian, in support of the petition. Daniel L. Healy, in opposition. Decided June 30, 1994 Page 906

737 A.2d 974 IN RE TRICIA A. ET AL[*] (AC 18203)Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79-3, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open […]

972 A.2d 791 CAROL B. DIONNE v. JASON J. DIONNE (AC 29274)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Alvord and West, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s motion for contempt for the defendant’s failure […]

665 A.2d 901 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COMPANY, RECEIVER OF NEW CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, N.A. v. JOSEPH G. VOLL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Zoltan Guttman’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 38 Conn. App. 198 (AC 13863), is denied. BERDON, J., dissenting. I would grant the petition […]

467 A.2d 936 JULIA B. JONES ET AL. v. TOWN OF LITCHFIELD ET AL. (2341)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., TESTO and HULL, Js. The trial court did not err in determining that the plaintiffs had failed to sustain their burden of proving that the defendants, the town of Litchfield and its fire chief, negligently […]

373 A.2d 1205 MARILYN R. ZIMMERMAN v. JANET G. GRAHAM ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is dismissed, the appeal having already been dismissed as a result of the order of this court dated March 1, 1977. Charles B. Alaimo, for […]

363 A.2d 1045 THE CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION v. TOWN OF EAST LYME Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, BARBER and MACDONALD, Js. On the claim that the beach land it owned was used for a public purpose, the plaintiff, a specially chartered municipal corporation, sought for the years 1971, 1972 and 1973 the taxation […]

823 A.2d 1274 GINA M.G. v. WILLIAM C.[1] (AC 22187)Appellate Court of Connecticut [1] In accordance with General Statuete § 54-86e, and our policy of protection the privacy interests of minor children, we decline to identify the child or others through whom the child’s identity may be ascertained. Dranginis, West and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The […]

747 A.2d 60 CHERRY PRAWL v. ANDRE MORISSEAU ET AL. (AC 18976)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Hennessy and Daly, Js. Argued February 18, 2000 Officially released March 14, 2000 Defendants’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Samford-Norwalk, Mintz, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

199 A.2d 341 SAMUEL J. HODGE v. FREDERICK G. REINCKE, WARDEN, CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. S. William Bromson, for the appellee (plaintiff). George D. Stoughton, assistant state’s attorney, for the appellant (defendant). Argued March […]

365 A.2d 1221 DONALD ZALEWA ET AL. v. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE BOROUGH OF NAUGATUCK, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas for the judicial district of Waterbury is denied. John C. Kucej, in support of the petition. Henry S. Marlor, Jr., in […]

860 A.2d 801 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARNO SMITH. No. AC 24374.Appellate Court of Connecticut. Dranginis, West and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of larceny in the second degree as a principal and as an accessory and conspiracy to commit larceny in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court. The charges […]

983 A.2d 849 CHRISTINE CIMINO v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WOODBRIDGE. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 Conn. App. 569 (AC 29251), is denied. Timothy J. Lee, in support of the petition. Jennifer N. Coppola, in opposition. Decided December 1, 2009 […]

943 A.2d 1159 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID C. WRIGHT (AC 27407)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Beach and McDonald, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle after a second trial that followed the reversal of […]

788 A.2d 99 THOMAS J. NIEHAUS v. COWLES BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 66 Conn. App. 314 (AC 20660), is granted, limited to the following issue: Page 950 “Did the Appellate Court properly dismiss this appeal on the ground that the plaintiff […]

128 A.2d 537 ARNOLD COLLEGE FOR HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION v. TOWN OF MILFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The statutory exemption from taxation of property of a corporation organized exclusively for educational purposes and used exclusively for carrying out such purposes extends to all of the property […]

134 A.2d 834 WALTER PAROWSKI, JR., EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF JULIA PUROWSKI) v. BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut O’SULLIVAN, C.J., WYNNE, DALY, KING and SWAIN, Js. The plaintiff’s decedent fell or jumped from the window of her room at the hospital of the named defendant, a charitable corporation. There was evidence that the […]

329 A.2d 134 JAMES SMALLS v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is granted. Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state’s attorney for the appellee (state). Alan Neigher, for the appellant (plaintiff). Argued December 3, 1974 Decided December 3, 1974

677 A.2d 1372 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES COLEMAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 255 (AC 12812), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Did the Appellate Court improperly disregard the state’s concession that, in this case, the defendant should not […]