Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

746 A.2d 792 BENJAMIN GYADU v. PERLSTEIN AND AYARS, P.C. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, (AC 20051), is denied. McDONALD, C.J., and SULLIVAN and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Benjamin Gyadu, pro se, in support of the […]

27 A.2d 385 ALPHONSE LaROSA v. HARRY LIEBAMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js.[1] The conclusion of the trial court that the evidence produced before the commissioner did not reasonably establish a prevailing wage of $25 a week, for the kind of work the plaintiff was doing, in […]

353 A.2d 783 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARCHIE CHESNEY Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The defendant appealed his conviction of murder in the second degree. There was evidence that he had shot the victim R with a rifle which had been concealed in an umbrella. Since the circumstances […]

728 A.2d 1145 CRYSTAL LAKE CLEAN WATER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION v. TOWN OF ELLINGTON (AC 17577)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Hennessy and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The defendant town appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court restraining the town from collecting certain property taxes on flowage rights owned by the plaintiff. Held: 1. […]

791 A.2d 591 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MACKINTOSH DUTEAU (AC 20047)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sale and possession of narcotics, the defendant appealed to this court raising nine claims of error. There being an inadequate record for review or a failure to present the issue […]

793 A.2d 1185 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD AQUART (AC 20534)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 52-268), a trial court may grant a motion for a new trial when a transcript of a proceeding is missing and a review of errors claimed to have occurred is not possible. […]

365 A.2d 634 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY TEMPORALE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied. John R. Williams, in support of the petition. Robert E. Beach, Jr., assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Submitted October 19, 1976 Decided November 3, 1976 […]

426 A.2d 276 ANITA S. CALIG v. LEONARD C. SCHRANK [CAROLYN S. SCHRANK ET AL., COEXECUTORS (ESTATE OF LEONARD C. SCHRANK), SUBSTITUTED DEFENDANTS] Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, PETERS and HEALEY, Js. The plaintiff sought damages from L, the named defendant, her former husband, for expenses she incurred in obtaining the release […]

632 A.2d 699 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. REGINALD WATKINS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 31 Conn. App. 928 (AC 11145), is denied. BERDON, J., dissenting. I would grant the defendant’s petition for certification. Joseph G. Bruckman, public defender, in support of the petition. Decided September […]

677 A.2d 993 JAMES HARTRANFT ET AL. v. MICHAEL GALLAS ET AL. (14657)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Hennessy and Cretella, Js. Argued June 4, 1996 Officially released July 2, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Allen, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 902

575 A.2d 699 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID BROWN (8067)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. The defendant, who had been convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle while intoxicated, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation and […]

933 A.2d 754 SUSAN K. PAPERNY v. MARK A. SHAPIRO. (AC 27196)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Lavine and West, Js. Submitted on briefs September 4, 2007 Officially released October 30, 2007 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, Bryant, J.; Shapiro, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is […]

701 A.2d 356 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARTHUR BRANNEN, JR. (AC 15945)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued October 1, 1997 Officially released October 28, 1997 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, geographical area number five Sylvester, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. […]

698 A.2d 938 ROBERT WARNER ET AL. v. JONATHAN J. LANCIA ET AL. (AC 15268) (AC 15507)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Foti and Hennessy, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiffs sought to recover from the defendant general partners claiming that they were jointly and severally liable for a judgment against the partnership. After the trial court granted […]

259 A.2d 142 COLCHESTER EGG FARMS, INC. v. CHERNOFF-LOCKWOOD INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the plaintiff in the above-entitled case has failed to prosecute its appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book § 696, ordered by the Supreme Court, suo motu, […]

696 A.2d 1039 JEREMY J. JOYELL v. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ET AL. (AC 16036)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Hennessy and Mihalakos, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the revocation by the defendant state board of education of the plaintiff’s secondary school teaching certificate. The board had revoked the plaintiff’s teaching certificate following […]

985 A.2d 1076 CATHERINE FARRELL ET AL. v. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY. (AC 30236)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Alvord and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, C and O, along with J and M, sought to recover from the defendant insurance company for personal injuries they allegedly sustained in the automobile accident involving the defendant’s insured. […]

438 A.2d 1165 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HENRY SMITH Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. On the defendant’s appeal to this court from his conviction on a two count information charging him with the crime of impairing the morals of a minor child (53-21), held that 53-21, which this […]

506 A.2d 100 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PETER MANDRELL (11893)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN, F. FREEDMAN and GILL, Js. Convicted, after a trial to the court, of the crimes of robbery in the first degree, assault of a victim sixty years or older in the second degree, forgery in the second degree and […]

591 A.2d 411 MARILYN S. ESLAMI v. MEHDI S. ESLAMI (14183)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, a legal separation from the defendant. The trial court rendered judgment decreeing a legal separation and making certain financial awards, from which the defendant appealed. Thereafter, that court […]

559 A.2d 216 FRED J. MINICUCCI ET AL. v. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION (13587)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. On the plaintiffs’ appeal from the decision of the state trial referee to whom the matter had been assigned reassessing the plaintiffs’ damages in connection with the defendant transportation commissioner’s partial […]

366 A.2d 801 AUGUST P. MAYKUT v. GARY SLATTERY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the defendants’ cross appeal filed April 27, 1976, from the Superior Court in Fairfield County, which motion was Page 698 reargued this date, is granted unless the defendants on or before December 28, 1976, file […]

717 A.2d 232 BONNIE JEAN FORESHAW v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Bonnie Jean Foreshaw’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 48 Conn. App. 122 (AC 16276), is denied. Page 936 KATZ, J., Did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Diane Polan, in support […]

665 A.2d 178 OSCAR CALE v. CORREIRA EXCAVATORS, INC., ET AL. (13853)Appellate Court of Connecticut Heiman, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued September 19, 1995 Decision released October 10, 1995 Appeal from the decision by the workers’ compensation commissioner for the first district denying, in part, the plaintiff’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits, brought to the […]

746 A.2d 820 H.O.R.S.E. OF CONNECTICUT, INC. v. TOWN OF WASHINGTON (AC 18353)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Hennessy and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, a corporation formed to help injured, distressed and mistreated horses, appealed to the trial court from the defendant town’s denial of its claim for a property tax exemption granted to charitable […]

621 A.2d 288 OLD STONE BANK v. BARBARA ANN MURRAY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 29 Conn. App. 927 [AC 10886], is denied. Barbara Ann Murray, pro se, in support of the petition. William K. Eisenman, in opposition. Decided February 18, 1993

425 A.2d 1297 JAMES E. KICK v. JOSEPH A. ETELMAN FILE NO. 975Appellate Session of the Superior Court The plaintiff sought to recover on a promissory note executed by the defendant who acknowledged executing the note but who pleaded accord and satisfaction by way of the issuance of corporate stock and counterclaimed for sums he […]

753 A.2d 937 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT LEPRI Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 403 (AC 18769), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Gary A. Mastronardi, in support of the petition. Ellen A. […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CARL GRANT 14 A.3d 1070 (AC 31318)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Alvord and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of cocaine, possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1500 feet of a public housing project and interfering with an officer, […]

262 A.2d 613 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANCES CARTER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant for this court to review the trial court’s order denying bail to her on her appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County concerning her conviction for contempt is denied for insufficiency. Practice Book § 688. […]

547 A.2d 944 KATHLEEN GUZZE ET AL. v. NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL ET AL. (5907) (6187)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. Where, as here, a party fails to respond to interrogatories seeking information about that party’s expert witnesses, the trial court may, in its discretion, preclude the introduction of expert testimony; moreover, […]

952 A.2d 755 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NA’IM B[1] (SC 17923)Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child arising from his wilful delay in seeking medical treatment for his four month old son after the child’s hand had been severely […]

253 A.2d 494 CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF MARIE P. JENSEN), ET AL. v. LUDIS UPENIEKS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendants Ludis Upenieks and Antoinette Pesce to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Tolland County is granted. Page 639 Herman Yules, for the appellee […]

795 A.2d 622 JOHN KINDL, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF RAYMOND PAGNI) v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (AC 21918)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Bishop and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, the temporary administrator of the estate of P, appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant department of social services denying […]

480 A.2d 499 JOHN F. EPINA REALTY, INC. v. SPACE REALTY, INC. ET AL. (11566)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, Js. The plaintiff realty company, J Co., sought to recover commissions allegedly due it for the lease of certain real estate and for the sale of a restaurant business. The named […]

603 A.2d 1155 JOHN F. CANNING, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF SHAUN CANNING), ET AL. v. BRIAN R. LENSINK, COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETARDATION (14259)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and BORDEN, Js. Where the state, by statute, waives its immunity to suit, the right to a jury trial cannot be implied, but, rather, must […]

442 A.2d 906 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NORBERTO BRICE Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE C.J, PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. Convicted of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The defendant’s claim that certain testimony admitted into evidence should have been excluded could not be considered since […]

613 A.2d 853 ANGELIKA PAPAGORGIOU v. ANGELO ANASTOPOULOUS ET AL. (10380)Appellate Court of Connecticut NORCOTT, LAVERY and LANDAU, Js. The defendant lessors appealed and the plaintiff tenant cross appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court determining that the defendants had breached the parties’ lease agreement by refusing to permit the plaintiff […]

653 A.2d 824 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM O’CONNELL Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 36 Conn. App. 135 (AC 13680), is denied. William O’Connell, pro se, in support of the petition. Michael J. Weber, Jr., supervisory assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December 12, 1994

620 A.2d 109 WILLIS F. ZIEGER v. VILLAGE BROOK PLAZA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. (14527)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and KATZ, Js. The plaintiff sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property owned by the named defendant. The trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denied a […]

660 A.2d 877 ROSINA GAMBARDELLA ET AL. v. RANDY KAOUD ET AL. (13219)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and SPEAR and HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiffs sought to recover for personal injuries sustained by the named plaintiff when she fell on a sidewalk in front of a store owned by the defendant property owners and leased […]

WILLIAM P. MARA, JR., ET AL. v. KAREN OTTO 13 A.3d 1134 (AC 31833)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavine, Beach and Alvord, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff dentist, W, and his wife, S, sought to recover damages from the defendant, a former patient of W, for, inter alia, defamation. The defendant had gone to the Greenwich police […]

288 A.2d 64 ALBERT J. ROY v. LEO J. MULCAHY, COMMISSIONER OF STATE POLICE, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. The plaintiff, a corporal in the state police department, sought to prevent the defendants from conducting a promotional examination for the position of state police sergeant. He predicated […]

785 A.2d 1198 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GUALBERTO MARRERO (AC 20057)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., Schaller and Flynn, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent and sale of a controlled substance by a person who is not drug-dependent within 1500 feet of a public […]

554 A.2d 702 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSEPH PAOLELLA (13210)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The state, on the granting of permission by the trial court, appealed from the judgment of that court on its action granting the defendant’s motion for acquittal of two first degree sexual […]

859 A.2d 577 MARTYN BRUNO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The petitioner Martyn Bruno’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 74 Conn. App. 910 (AC 22928), is denied. Brian J. Woolf, in support of the petition. Decided September 22, 2004.

778 A.2d 812 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUBEN FELICIANO (SC 16335)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder and felony murder in connection with the stabbing death of his brother’s landlord during a robbery, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant could […]

279 A.2d 567 JOSEPH KAVANEWSKY v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WARREN Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, C.J., HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and SHAPIRO, Js. The zoning and planning commission of Warren denied the plaintiff’s applications for permits to build on three lots shown on a subdivision map on the ground that none […]

27 A.3d 369 IN RE EMONI W. ET AL Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent father for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 129 Conn. App. 727 (AC 32454), is granted, limited to the following issues: “Did the Appellate Court properly dismiss the appeal as moot? If the answer to the […]

320 A.2d 831 LINDA DELLACAMERA v. LOUIS DELLACAMERA Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for permission to file typewritten copies of her brief and appendix in the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven Page 691 County is granted provided the brief and appendix are clearly legible and comply with the other requirements […]

70 A.2d 120 PRATT, READ AND COMPANY, INC. v. UNITED FURNITURE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 105, C. I. O. UNITED FURNITURE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 105, C. I. O. v. PRATT, READ AND COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. The charter of an arbitrator is the submission […]

651 A.2d 281 OAKLAND HEIGHTS MOBILE PARK, INC. v. JAMES SIMON (12595)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and HEIMAN, Js The plaintiff landlord sought, by way of a summary process action, to recover from the defendant tenant possession of a lot in a mobile home park. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendant, from […]

GODFREY BURTON ET AL. v. CITY OF STAMFORD. 19 A.3d 1261Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 127 Conn. App. 651 (AC 32144), is denied. William F. Gallagher and Hugh D. Hughes, in support of the petition. Kenneth B. Povodator, assistant corporation counsel, in opposition. Decided May […]

541 A.2d 897 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIE CLARK (5798)Appellate Court of Connecticut BIELUCH, O’CONNELL and STOUGHTON, Js. Convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree in connection with an attack with a hammer on an elderly woman, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that, because the attack on the victim was […]

RAYMOND APONTE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 916 A.2d 128 No. (AC 27144).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Harper and Rogers, Js. Argued February 5, 2006. Officially released February 20, 2007. Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Fuger, J. Per Curiam. The appeal is dismissed. Page 1

172 A.2d 188 DONALD S. WARMAN ET AL. v. ETHEL G. DELANEY Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, BORDON and TROLAND, Js. If a party, to secure some benefit to himself, makes an untrue statement about a matter of which he has, and is known to have, the best means of knowledge, he […]

563 A.2d 1323 CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. DEXTER D. COFFIN IV ET AL. CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ET AL. v. DEXTER D. COFFIN, JR., ET AL. (13390) (13391) (13392) (13393) (13394) (13395) (13396) (13397) (13398) (13399) (13400)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and MENT, Js. The plaintiff bank, the […]

18 A.2d 350 JOSEPH CATANZARO v. ANTHONY CATANZARO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The facts found fully warranted the conclusion of the trial court that the conveyances by which the defendant, administrator of an estate, obtained title to property of the estate, through a third […]

733 A.2d 229 SOUTHBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC v. ALBERT A. GAROFALO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendants Albert A. Garofalo and Pequot Motor Inn for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 53 Conn. App. 11 (AC 18248), is denied. James T. Shearin and Aimee J. Wood, in support of the […]

882 A.2d 676 SHARON STANLEY v. STEVEN K. STANLEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is dismissed. Steven K. Stanley, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided September 12, 2005

911 A.2d 293 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MOSTAFA GEWILY. No. (SC 17633).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of custodial interference in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant, a noncustodial parent who had Page 661 abducted his three year old […]

320 A.2d 834 EDWARD OCHMAN v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Thomas N. Moore, in support of the petition. Aaron B. Schless and Sydney P. Simons, in […]

106 A.2d 165 JENNIE E. KRALL ET AL. v. WILLIAM KRALL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The “good and sufficient reason” mentioned in the statute (5226) as a ground for dissolution of a corporation and appointment of a receiver means a reason recognized on general equitable […]

812 A.2d 70 IN RE SALVATORE P. ET AL.[*] (AC 22700).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 […]

534 A.2d 623 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JULIO GONZALEZ (5344) (5345)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE, and DALY, Js. Convicted of two counts of the crime of possession of cocaine with intent to sell by a non-drug-dependent person, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in […]

103 A.2d 199 NATHAN HERRUP ET AL. v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, QUINLAN and WYNNE, Js. In passing on an application under the statutes (2538, 2539) for a certificate of approval for the use of certain property for the retail sale of gasoline, a zoning board […]

746 A.2d 803 LEVEY MILLER MARETZ v. 595 CORPORATE CIRCLE ET AL. (AC 18716)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus By statute ([Rev to 1991] § 20-325a [b]), a real estate listing agreement, to be enforceable, must be in writing and must “be signed by the owner or an agent authorized to […]

257 A.2d 504 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LOUIS REED Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for a writ of error coram nobis is dismissed. Louis Reed, pro se, in support of the petition. Submitted October 7, 1969 Decided October 15, 1969

62 A.2d 521 ROBERT E. BOARDMAN v. SHIRLEY E. BOARDMAN Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., JENNINGS, ELLS, DICKENSON and MELLITZ, Js. Where, under a joint guardianship law, the domicile of a child is that of his mother with whom he is residing, she may, in so far as court action for determining his custody […]

917 A.2d 959 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, SR. No. (SC 17637).Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Argued March 6, 2007. Officially released April 3, 2007. Procedural History Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of narcotics with the intent Page 818 to sell by a […]

290 A.2d 354 JAMES L. ARMSTRONG v. EVELYN A. GARNEAU Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant to set aside the judgment of the trial court in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is dismissed. William F. Gallagher, for the appellee (plaintiff). No appearance for the appellant (defendant). […]

784 A.2d 405 IN RE SHAWN S. ET AL.[*] (AC 21192) (AC 21193)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 […]

603 A.2d 748 NORTHEAST SAVINGS, F. A. v. KENNETH SCHWARTZ ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 26 Conn. App. 934, is denied. Kerry M. Wisser, in support of the petition. Gerald L. Garlick, in opposition. Decided March 5, 1992

345 A.2d 898 DONALD W. LOVETT v. ATLAS TRUCK LEASING ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendants Atlas Truck Leasing and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for an extension of time in which to file their brief in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Waterbury is denied. Howard B. […]

716 A.2d 922 WILLIAM J. DAOUST, JR. v. CHRISTOPHER MCWILLIAMS ET AL. (AC 17265)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Schaller and Hennessy, Js. SYLLABUS Following the dismissal of his federal civil rights action, the plaintiff filed an action in state court seeking to recover from the defendant police officers and the defendant town alleging, […]

680 A.2d 311 FLOYD WILLIAMS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Floyd Williams’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 515 (AC 14076), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that a habeas corpus petitioner alleging his actual innocence must […]

742 A.2d 393 DYCK O’NEAL, INC. v. MARY BEKE WYNNE (AC 18927)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Hennessy and Freedman, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff M Co., which had obtained a judgment of strict foreclosure against certain of the defendant’s real property, filed a motion for a deficiency judgment. The trial court granted both the […]

659 A.2d 748 FANNIE WHITE v. ANNA EDMONDS ET AL. (12936) (13049) (13050)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiff, who had been injured in a fire in her apartment, sought damages from the defendant landlord and the defendant housing authority. The jury returned verdicts in favor of the landlord and in […]

497 A.2d 771 AIR-CARE N. O. NELSON COMPANY v. WILLIAM PATCHET (2522)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, WAGNER and HIGGINS, Js. The plaintiff brought an action to recover for materials it had allegedly supplied to the defendant. Prior to trial, the parties reached an agreement whereby the defendant was to pay to the plaintiff $1000 in […]

767 A.2d 1272 CARLIN POZZI ARCHITECTS, P.C. v. TOWN OF BETHEL ET AL. (AC 19633)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Mihalakos and Shea, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff architectural firm sought to enjoin the defendant town from compelling it to submit a certain construction contract dispute to arbitration. The plaintiff claimed that the town’s demand for arbitration […]

746 A.2d 792 JOHN DOE v. STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 250 (AC 18617), is denied. SULLIVAN and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Max F. Brunswick, in support of the petition. […]

760 A.2d 152 WILLIAM F. BENNETT v. WILLIAM J. BAKER (AC 20090)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Zarella and Pellegrino, Js. Submitted on briefs September 15 Officially released October 31, 2000 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Silbert, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

38 A.2d 681 HELEN SCOVILLE v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The construction and maintenance of highways is a governmental act and for negligence in the performance of that act the municipality is not liable. It is liable under the statute when a person […]

447 A.2d 12 H. B. SANSON, INC. v. TAX COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court from the decision of the defendant state tax commissioner assessing against it a sales tax deficiency, a penalty and interest. From […]

485 A.2d 1362 IN RE JUVENILE APPEAL (85-2)[*] (2092)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. The mother of two minor children appealed from the judgment of the trial court terminating her parental rights in those children after it determined that they had been denied, through parental commission or omission, the care, guidance and […]

819 A.2d 941 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOANNE KAMERLING (AC 22908)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs March 21 Officially released April 8, 2003 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, geographical area number seven, Winslow, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

682 A.2d 125 WATERBURY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (14936) (14937) (14938)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Heiman and Spear, Js. The plaintiff teachers association appealed to the trial court from decisions by the defendant freedom of information commission determining that hearings conducted by the defendant board of education on grievances brought […]

971 A.2d 689 LARRY MCCOWN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Larry McCown’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 113 Conn. App. 117 (AC 28691), is denied. ROGERS, C. J., and McLACHLAN, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Kathryn Steadman, special […]

48 A.2d 377 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANK DZIOB Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The trial court could have found the defendant guilty of incest on the testimony of the daughter alone. Corroboration is not essential in cases of this character. However, where the complainant has testified to […]