Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

577 A.2d 293 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN JONES (8102)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. The defendant, who had been convicted of possession of narcotics, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation following his subsequent arrest for possession of narcotics, possession of a controlled substance […]

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 […]

763 A.2d 1037 SHARON BENDER v. MARK BENDER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 252 (AC 18968), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court’s award of the defendant’s nonvested pension benefit was not […]

295 A.2d 567 GERTRUDE M. O’DONOHUE v. INREDECO, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., RYAN, SHAPIRO, LOISELLE and FITZGERALD, Js. Argued March 8, 1972 Decided March 17, 1972 Appeal by the plaintiff from a finding and award of the workmen’s compensation commissioner for the fourth district, brought to the Superior Court in […]

513 A.2d 198 DENT PFLUGNER, P.A. v. GEORGE N. KALIVAS ET AL. (4406)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff, P Co., which, in an action against the defendant N for damages and to set aside the conveyance from N to the defendant E of certain real property in New Milford, had […]

576 A.2d 553 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ORLANDO FIGUEROA (8124)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN, SPALLONE, DALY, O’CONNELL, NORCOTT, FOTI and LAVERY, Js. The defendant appealed from the trial court’s order unsealing the police report upon which that court had found probable cause to arrest him for the murder of a thirteen year old […]

466 A.2d 1194 IN RE JUVENILE APPEAL (1983-5)[*] Appellate Session of the Superior Court From the trial court’s judgment ordering two minor children, who had been found to be neglected and uncared for, committed to the commissioner of the department of children and youth services, the children and their mother appealed to this court. Held: […]

20 A.2d 400 ROCCO MARINI v. WILLIAM V. WYNN. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The negligence of the defendant in running into the plaintiff, pedestrian, and the contributory negligence of the latter, were questions of fact for the jury and the court did not err in denying […]

30 A.2d 914 CRAWFORD CLOTHES, INC. v. 65 BANK STREET REALTY COMPANY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. Where the provisions of an instrument are such as would bring it within the Statute of Frauds, a later oral contract altering its terms is not enforceable unless it is a […]

128 A.2d 325 MAX ZUCKERMAN v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF STRATFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The statute (379d) provides for an appeal from a decision of a zoning board of appeals by any person aggrieved. The plaintiff appealed from the refusal […]

434 A.2d 312 NINA B. VARLEY v. ALAN B. VARLEY Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, ARMENTANO and ASPELL, Js. Argued April 10, 1980 Decision released May 27, 1980 Petition for a new trial, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, where the court, Borden, J., […]

45 A.2d 155 GEORGE J. BASSETT, BANK COMMISSIONER v. THE MECHANICS BANK OF NEW HAVEN. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The defendant bank held in its commercial department five negotiable notes of a depositor, the S Co., hereinafter called the plaintiff, which were pledged to the Reconstruction Finance […]

804 A.2d 1027 DOUGLAS R. DANIELS v. STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (AC 22215).Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and Daly, Js.[1] [1] This appeal was argued before a panel comprised of Judges Dranginis, Flynn and Daly. Although Judge Daly agreed with the other judges regarding the resolution of this appeal, he died before he had the […]

841 A.2d 1191 ROBERT JOHNSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Robert Johnson’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 80 Conn. App. 574 (AC 22990), is denied. Kalisha R. Raphael, deputy assistant public defender, an Temmy Ann Pieszak, chief of habeas corpus services, in support of the petition. […]

205 A.2d 201 JEANNE WILSON v. WALTER LAFFERTY Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the plaintiff in the above-entitled case has failed to prosecute her appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book § 696, ordered by the Supreme Court of Errors, suo motu, that the […]

29 A.2d 452 STATE EX REL. PATRICK KIRBY v. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., JENNINGS, ELLS, DICKENSON and INGLIS, Js. The charter of the city of Hartford establishes a firemen’s relief fund and provides that the board of fire commissioners shall permanently retire any member […]

441 A.2d 171 H S TORRINGTON ASSOCIATES v. LUTZ ENGINEERING CO., INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. The trial court discharged the defendant’s mechanic’s lien on certain of the plaintiff’s property on the ground that although the defendant had sent to the plaintiff the statutory (49-34) notice of […]

623 A.2d 521 THEODORE G. DEAN ET AL. v. GEORGE RILEY, JR., ET AL. (11301)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiffs sought, inter alia, to quiet title to a claimed right-of-way over certain of the defendants’ real property. The plaintiffs’ and the defendants’ properties had originally been owned by W, who […]

916 A.2d 46 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. AYANNA KHADIJAH. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 98 Conn. App. 409 (AC 25518), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient […]

792 A.2d 899 ENIA DOUGLAS-MELLERS ET AL. v. WINDSOR INSURANCE COMPANY (AC 22478)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Mihalakos and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, who had sought uninsured motorist benefits from the defendant insurer, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court Page 708 rejecting the report of an attorney […]

13 A.2d 510 LAKE GARDA COMPANY, INCORPORATED v. GEORGE LeWITT Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS, and ELLS, Js. An earlier statute is impliedly repealed by a later statute only if the latter is necessarily repugnant to the former. The word “may” when used in a statute is to be interpreted as […]

649 A.2d 255 UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. v. LORENZO PITRUZZELLO ET AL. LORENZO PITRUZZELLO ET AL. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. TROY KREDER ET AL. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company’s petition for […]

683 A.2d 21 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR v. SOUTH WINDSOR POLICE UNION, LOCAL 1480, COUNCIL 15, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 649 (AC 14347), is denied. Harry B. Elliott, Jr., in support of the petition. David L. Metzger, in opposition. […]

963 A.2d 1012 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LAWRENCE J. MANWARE (AC 28290)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Robinson and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus The state, on the granting of permission by the trial court, appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment dismissing the information filed against the defendant, which charged the defendant with criminal lockout. […]

85 A.2d 491 MARJORY W. ELMORE v. BENJAMIN ELMORE Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN and INGLIS, Js.[1] The present statute authorizing an award of alimony is very broad and gives the court a wide discretion. An award of property amounting to nearly half of the defendant’s net worth, plus weekly payments of […]

562 A.2d 536 INTERVALE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. (7302)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and JACOBSON, Js. The plaintiffs, a property owners association and six individual property owners, appealed to the trial court from a decision of the defendant environmental protection board of the […]

380 A.2d 537 MAE C. RILEY v. STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied by the court. Richard J. Lynch, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (defendant). David A. Piskorski, for the appellant (plaintiff). Argued December […]

696 A.2d 1322 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DANIEL CARTER (AC 16126)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued May 27, 1997 Officially released June 24, 1997 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Fracasse, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

662 A.2d 153 ARTHUR J. MULLIGAN v. ROBERT RIOUX ET AL. (14172)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, HEIMAN and HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff, who had been awarded damages totaling $974,000 in his action for malicious prosecution and violation of his federal civil rights, appealed to this court claiming that the trial court improperly set aside the […]

840 A.2d 1172 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICKEY MINOR Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 80 Conn. App. 87 (AC 22709), is denied. Gerald E. Bodell, special public defender, in support of the petition. Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December 30, […]

7 A.2d 448 THOMAS R. FITZSIMMONS v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. The designation of a particular officer or officers upon whom service may be made excludes all others. The statute provides that in an action against a voluntary association service of process shall […]

145 A.2d 829 GILLES G. GARRE v. STANLEY GERYK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. A memorandum of sale of real estate, to satisfy the Statute of Frauds, must state the contract with such certainty that its essentials can be determined from the memorandum itself either […]

881 A.2d 1053 SUNG HO CHOI v. PATRICK ARGENTI. No. (AC 24391).Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Harper and West, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, the sole director and shareholder of M Co., sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of contract. The defendant was the sole director and shareholder of A […]

225 A.2d 494 RONALD TRACY v. EVERETT R. JOHNSON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut On motion of the appellant, in the above-entitled case, the Superior Court in Fairfield County is directed to order that the appellant be furnished, at the expense of the state, with a transcript of the proceedings in that court. Richard […]

728 A.2d 1130 LINDA STEWART-BROWNSTEIN v. CONCETTA CASEY ET AL. (AC 18036)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The pro se plaintiff sought, inter alia, damages from the defendants. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and rendered judgment thereon, from which the plaintiff […]

451 A.2d 1153 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HYMAN KRAMER FILE No. 1283Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued September 21, 1982 — Decided October 15, 1982 Information charging the defendant with improperly passing another vehicle on the right, brought to the Superior Court in the first geographical area and tried to the court, Nigro, J.; […]

7 A.2d 910 IVER O. MOSSBERG ET AL., EXECUTORS (ESTATE OF OSCAR F. MOSSBERG) v. CHARLES J. McLAUGHLIN. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN, and JENNINGS, Js. The question whether or not a gift or transfer has been made in contemplation of death within the succession and transfer tax law is one […]

363 A.2d 121 OSWALD HOUSTON v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SOMERS Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, LONGO and BARBER, Js. The plaintiff was arrested on September 28, 1972, and was sentenced on July 10, 1973, for the crime of larceny in the first degree. Since he furnished the required bail he was […]

599 A.2d 382 ALAN J. KOEPKE v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF COVENTRY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s cross petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn. App. 611, is denied. Duncan J. Forsyth, in support of the petition. Mark K. Branse, in opposition. Decided November […]

365 A.2d 1216 GERARD RENO LEVESQUE ET AL. v. D M BUILDERS, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. For a breach of a construction contract involving defective or unfinished construction, damages are measured by, computing the difference in value between the product contracted for and that which was […]

870 A.2d 1066 ANTONIO DEOLIVEIRA v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Nos. (SC 17132), (SC 17169).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to the exclusivity provision (§ 31-284 [a]) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, an employer is “not liable for any action for damages on account of personal injury sustained […]

682 A.2d 595 LOUIS R. FORSELL ET AL. v. CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF REDDING (14704)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Spallone, Js. The defendant conservation commission appealed to this court from the trial court’s decision directing it either to approve the plaintiffs’ inland wetlands applications or to hold additional hearings on the […]

776 A.2d 1146 BENJAMIN GYADU v. GW MANAGEMENT, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 19756) is dismissed. SULLIVAN, C. J., and VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Benjamin Gyadu, pro se, in support of the […]

311 A.2d 99 WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL v. CITY OF WILLIMANTIC Supreme Court of Connecticut Taking the petition of the Connecticut Hospital Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae as the petition of the counsel who filed it (see Maltbie, Conn. App. Proc. § 366), permission is granted to John Q. Tilson […]

734 A.2d 569 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GARY LEE ROGERS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 51 Conn. App. 814 (AC 16880), is denied. Paul R. Kraus, special public defender, in support of the petition. Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 27, […]

776 A.2d 1091 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STEPHEN PAPPAS (SC 16257)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Palmer, Js.[*] [*] Although Chief Justice McDonald reached the mandatory age of retirement before the date that this opinion officially was released, his continued participation on this panel is authorized by General Statutes § […]

576 A.2d 575 EXPRESSWAY ASSOCIATES II v. FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT (8482)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, to enjoin the defendant from overburdening a certain right-of-way. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed to this court. Held that the trial […]

832 A.2d 69 ELIZABETH HARRISON v. MUNIR HAMZI ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 77 Conn. App. 510 (AC 22499), is denied. SULLIVAN, C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Page 906 George E. Mendillo, in support of […]

724 A.2d 1108 WILLIMANTIC CAR WASH, INC. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WINDHAM ET AL. (SC 15991)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and Peters, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 8-8 [n]), once an appeal has been filed from a decision by a municipal zoning or planning board, […]

818 A.2d 88 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GINO GENTILE (AC 23064)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and West, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in connection with a restaurant robbery, the defendant appealed to this court, raising, inter […]

775 A.2d 994 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SANTOS PARIS (AC 18471)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. Contrary to the claim made […]

786 A.2d 484 MARTIN DRIVE CORPORATION ET AL. v. JAMES THORSEN ET AL. (AC 20056)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Flynn and Daly, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs sought, inter alia, to enjoin the defendant property owners from using a private road for the benefit of a certain building lot that the defendants had created by a […]

939 A.2d 605 ROBERT J. GILLON, JR., ET AL. v. SUSAN BYSIEWICZ ET AL. (AC 27879)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Gruendel and Berdon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant B, the secretary of the state, to correct certain corporation records regarding the defendant R Co. They claimed that […]

382 A.2d 1331 DAVID MEYERS, TRUSTEE v. DANIEL PIROSCAFO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the plaintiff in the above-entitled case has failed to prosecute his appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book 696, ordered by the Supreme Court, suo motu, that the […]

12 A.2d 192 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RALPH MILLER Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. While the police power extends to all the great public needs, there must be some reasonable basis for interference with the right to carry on a lawful business. A law, the real purpose of […]

703 A.2d 1201 EILEEN C. STERN ET AL. v. INSPECTIONS INCORPORATED ET AL. (AC 16782)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Schaller and Daly, Js. Submitted on briefs December 5, 1997 Officially released December 23, 1997 Plaintiffs’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Hon. Frank S. Meadow, judge trial referee. Per […]

610 A.2d 199 CYNTHIA ERICKSON v. CITY OF MERIDEN (10558)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LAVERY and LANDAU, Js. Argued June 11, 1992 Decision released July 7, 1992 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior […]

445 A.2d 887 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHESTER ORSINI Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and F. HENNESSY, Js. Convicted of the crimes of larceny in the second degree, of conspiracy to commit larceny in the second degree and of being a persistent felony offender, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The defendant was […]

223 A.2d 310 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DONALD E. HUNT Supreme Court of Connecticut The application by the defendant filed July 18, 1966, for leave to appear personally in order that he may be heard at the argument of the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County in the above-entitled case is denied, […]

967 A.2d 143 MYRNA LABOW v. RONALD LABOW (AC 27401), (AC 29214)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Pellegrino, Js. Argued March 19, 2009 Officially released April 14, 2009 Plaintiffs appeals from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Hon. G. Sarsfield Ford, judge trial referee. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed. Page […]

440 A.2d 909 ALINE MAGNON v. HERMAN GLICKMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries she sustained when she slipped and fell on the floor of an office building owned by the defendants. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury […]

195 A.2d 50 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN GUERRA Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, Js. The defendant was charged with violation of a statute (18-19) concerning the bringing of liquor or other specified articles into a penal institution. The fact that the liquor brought into the state jail by […]

90 A.2d 875 EDWARD H. STEINECKE, JR. v. MAE G. MEDALIE Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. The court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow an amendment to the complaint, offered during the trial, which would have radically changed the basis of the plaintiff’s cause of […]

974 A.2d 722 LESLIE MULLIN ET AL. v. GUIDANT CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 114 Conn. App. 279 (AC 29829), is denied. Harold J. Geragosian, in support of the petition. Frank H. Santoro, R. Cornelius Danaher, Jr., and Calum B. Anderson, in opposition. Decided […]

710 A.2d 1381 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARCELLUS RUFFIN (AC 15068)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Spear and Sullivan, Js. SYLLABUS Convicted of the crimes of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and manslaughter in the first degree in connection with a shooting incident, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial […]

866 A.2d 669 IN RE NASHIAH C.[*] No. (AC 25098).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 for […]

407 A.2d 997 JAMIE MADOW v. BENJAMIN A. MUZIO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Js. The plaintiff appealed from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas upholding the suspension of his operator’s license by the defendant commissioner of motor vehicles. The commissioner, upon finding that the […]

520 A.2d 1028 COUNTY FIRE DOOR CORPORATION v. C. F. WOODING COMPANY (12898)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CALLAHAN, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover the balance allegedly owed it for goods sold and delivered to the defendant at its construction site. The defendant, claiming that a delay in delivery had […]

760 A.2d 154 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DARRIN WELLS (AC 19678)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Zarella and Daly, Js. Argued September 20 Officially released October 31, 2000 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London, Schimelman, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 906

657 A.2d 724 CENTERBANK v. LEWIS ASSOCIATES II ET AL. (13742)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, HEIMAN and HENNESSY, Js. Argued March 22, 1995 Decision released May 2, 1995 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex, where the court, R. O’Connell, J., granted […]

647 A.2d 32 THIRD TAXING DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NORWALK v. MICHAEL LYONS ET AL. (12292)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, SPEAR and CRETELLA, Js. The plaintiff, a group of electors residing within the taxing district of the city of Norwalk, sought, inter alia, a declaratory judgment requiring the defendant commissioners of the district to […]

699 A.2d 872 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES McDOUGAL STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN RUFFIN (SC 15500) (SC 15501)Supreme Court of Connecticut Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. Syllabus Convicted in a joint trial of the crime of conspiracy to commit murder, the defendant M and the defendant R, who was also convicted of […]

859 A.2d 571 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHAWN CROCKER. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 83 Conn. App. 615 (AC 23269), is denied. Adele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Rita M. Shair, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 15, […]

722 A.2d 806 RICHARD GILLIS v. WHITE OAK CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 630 (AC 17446), is denied. Scott Wilson Williams, in support of the petition. Ross T. Lessack, in opposition. Decided September 29, 1998

223 A.2d 45 LEO B. FLAHERTY, JR. v. FREDERICK G. REINCKE, WARDEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by Leo B. Flaherty, Jr., on behalf of Anthony J. Saia to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Tolland County is denied. Leo B. Flaherty, Jr., for the appellee (Anthony J. Saia). Raymond J. Cannon, […]

378 A.2d 605 PATSY J. CAPOZZI v. WILLIAM LUCIANO, JR., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to set aside the judgment of the trial court and to direct the entry of a judgment for the plaintiff in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. Robert R. Petrucelli, for […]