Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

372 A.2d 521 FRANCIS KACZMARCYK ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF TORRINGTON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Litchfield County is dismissed. Edward J. Kaczmarcyk, in support of the petition. Charles F. Brower, in opposition. Submitted […]

689 A.2d 526 KEVIN McCOMMIC v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (16256)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Hennessy and Stoughton, Js. Argued January 13, 1997 Officially released March 18, 1997 Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the court, Bishop, J.; judgment dismissing […]

786 A.2d 494 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANGEL GUADALUPE (AC 20219)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of criminal impersonation in connection with an incident in which the defendant displayed a badge while pointing a gun at an undercover police detective, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming […]

890 A.2d 645 RICHARD D. RUDDER ET AL. v. MAMANASCO LAKE PARK ASSOCIATION, INC, ET AL. No. (AC 25710).Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and McLachlan and Peters, Js.[*] [*] The listing of judges reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus The plaintiffs, the owners of […]

494 A.2d 903 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER SHEEHAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is denied. Edward N. Lerner, in support of the petition. James E. Thomas, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May 22, 1985

767 A.2d 1211 ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT, ET AL. v. WILLIAM F. MOFFETT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The intervening defendant employment security appeals division board of review’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 746 (AC 19549), is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or […]

688 A.2d 356 CAROL LAROSA ET AL. v. JOHN LUPOLI (15829)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Foti, Lavery, Landau, Heiman, Schaller and Spear, Js. The plaintiffs, who had sought to recover for injuries sustained by the named plaintiff when she was struck by a baseball thrown by the minor defendant, appealed to this court from the […]

601 A.2d 521 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TREVOR PINNOCK (14154)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the evidence presented was insufficient to convict him of either crime. The […]

529 A.2d 225 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HENRY COLEMAN (4626)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. Argued June 10, 1987 Decision released July 30, 1987 Information charging the defendant with the crimes of arson in the first degree and conspiracy to commit arson, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

803 A.2d 311 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. v. HONORABLE A. WILLIAM MOTTOLESE (SC 16531)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus A Co., the plaintiff in error, sought a writ of error challenging an order of sanctions issued by the trial court, the defendant in error, in a […]

197 A.2d 928 MAX KRINSKY v. JOHN B. WHITNEY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendants to dismiss the appeal from the Municipal Court of New Raven in New Raven County is granted. Arthur H. Ratner, with whom was Nathan Reback, for the appellees (defendants). Herman N. Horwitz, for the appellant […]

647 A.2d 5 THOMAS A. McSWIGGAN v. KERA A. KAMINSKY ET AL. (12283)Appellate Court of Connecticut FREEDMAN, SCHALLER and SPEAR, Js. The plaintiff, who, while standing in a parking lot, was injured when he was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant K and owned by the defendant Z, sought damages for those injuries. […]

298 A.2d 576 HOME OWNERS FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION v. WINCHESTER MANOR, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss is granted. The case is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County with direction, if equity to the mortgagor or any lienor requires it, to set a […]

957 A.2d 878 KENNETH MARSHALL, JR. v. BRENDA J. SAWICKI. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 108 Conn. App. 418 (AC 28330), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the plaintiff did not provide an adequate record for review […]

667 A.2d 810 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CRAIG PONDER (14720)Appellate Court of Connecticut Heiman, Schaller and Spear, Js. Argued November 28, 1995 Decision released December 19, 1995 Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of assault of a peace officer, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New […]

362 A.2d 529 BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SHELTON v. BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY ANTENNAE TELEVISION COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. In appeals from the public utilities commission, the trial court cannot substitute its discretion for that legally vested in the commission but determines on […]

334 A.2d 903 HOLLIE TURBERT v. MATHER MOTORS, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, SHAPIRO, LOISELLE and MACDONALD, Js. A driver faced with a green light signal, because he must act as a reasonably prudent driver, cannot proceed in disregard of other vehicles. Automatic traffic control systems are intended to minimize […]

560 A.2d 444 JOHN FRANKLIN v. ROBERT BERGER ET AL. (13450)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The petitioner, who had been committed to a mental hospital for a maximum term of ten years following his acquittal by reason of insanity of the crime of manslaughter, sought a writ of habeas […]

39 A.2d 895 AUGUSTINE F. LINAHAN ET AL., TRUSTEES v. AUGUSTINE F. LINAHAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The complaint in the present case was in reality one by trustees seeking the advice of a court sitting in equity as to the performance of their duties; […]

495 A.2d 1098 IN RE INVESTIGATION OF THE GRAND JUROR INTO COVE MANOR CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC. (2490)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff, a licensed nursing home administrator, sought to prevent the defendant department of health services from obtaining, inter alia, the report of a grand juror who had investigated […]

848 A.2d 1222 THOMAS MAY, EXECUTOR, (ESTATE OF ELEANOR MAY) v. JOHN RETARIDES ET AL. (AC 24337)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, West and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff executor of the estate of the decedent appealed to the trial court challenging the validity of a decree of the Probate Court, which ordered that certain proceeds […]

665 A.2d 183 SOUTHINGTON SAVINGS BANK v. VILLAGE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS, INC., ET AL. (12851)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Hennessy, Js. Argued September 27, 1995 Decision released October 24, 1995 Actions to foreclose mortgages on certain parcels of real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at […]

505 A.2d 685 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD McCLENDON (12233)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and SANTANIELLO, Js. Convicted of four counts of the crime of robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence testimony concerning the out-of-court identifications […]

165 A.2d 331 RALPH V. BALDWIN ET AL. v. THE TRADESMENS NATIONAL BANK, ADMINISTRATOR C.T.A. (ESTATE OF ALFRED C. BALDWIN), ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ, SHEA and KLAU, Js. A probate court, in passing upon a widow’s allowance, is exercising a discretion. Upon appeal from probate in such a matter, the […]

STEVEN SZEKERES ET AL. v. JOYCE SZEKERES ET AL. 17 A.3d 475Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 126 Conn. App. 829 (AC 30337), is denied. Virginia C. Foreman, in support of the petition. Zbigniew S. Rozbicki and William J. Melley III, in opposition. Decided April 20, […]

150 A.2d 302 FAITH N. GAGER v. ARTHUR CARLSON Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C.J., BALDWIN, KING MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. In an action to quiet title, the plaintiff must allege and prove ownership of particular land, or of an interest in it, and that his ownership is so affected by the claims of the […]

374 A.2d 247 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GARY BENNETT Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., BOGDANSKI, LONGO, BARBER and MACDONALD, Js. Convicted, on sufficient evidence, of rape in the first degree, the defendant appealed. There was evidence that he, a high school student, had attacked and raped the complaining witness. The trial court instructed the […]

743 A.2d 1129 TERRY D. GILLETTE v. TOWN OF MONROE, ET AL. (AC 18673)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Schaller and Daly, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 7-433c), a police officer is foreclosed from receiving heart and hypertension disability benefits if his preemployment physical examination discloses evidence of hypertension or heart disease. The plaintiff […]

886 A.2d 865 KEVIN L. STROBEL v. ROSE LI-HWA STROBEL. No. (AC 26334).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Berdon, Js. Argued October 19, 2005. Officially released December 20, 2005 Procedural History Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield and […]

979 A.2d 489 HAYES FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GLASTONBURY. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 115 Conn. App. 655 (AC 29304), is denied. Robert A. Fuller, in support of the petition. Beth Bryan Critton, in […]

538 A.2d 1039 FRITO-LAY, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF KILLINGLY ET AL. (13134)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and SANTANIELLO, Js. The plaintiff, F Co., appealed to the trial court from the denial by the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Killingly of an application […]

170 A.2d 274 CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES CORPORATION v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. The plans submitted by the defendant to the contractors bidding for the job of dredging materials from Bridgeport harbor included a boring data sheet showing what the defendant found from test borings in […]

771 A.2d 939 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTONIO RIGUAL (SC 16026)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Callahan, Js.[*] [*] The listing of justices reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of argument. Although Chief Justice McDonald and Justice Callahan reached the madatory age of retirement before […]

286 A.2d 623 WILLIAM G. MAJOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. JOHN DEMICHELY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to “erase” the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is denied. Melvin J. Silverman, for the appellee (plaintiff). Raymond F. Ross, for the appellant (named defendant). Argued February […]

982 A.2d 1082 DOUBLE G.G. LEASING, LLC v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S, LONDON. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 116 Conn. App. 417 (AC 29998), is denied. Page 909 Gregory T. Nolan, in support of the petition. Stephen O. Clancy, in opposition. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate […]

918 A.2d 273 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HOWARD W. COSBY. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 99 Conn. App. 164 (AC 25770), is denied. Francis L. OReilly, special public defender, in support of the petition. Sarah Hanna, special deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February […]

362 A.2d 834 EMILY F. McFARLAND ET AL. v. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A., TRUSTEE (ESTATE OF JOHN H. BREWSTER), ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. Argued April 2, 1975 Decision released April 29, 1975 Appeal by the plaintiffs from a decree of the Probate Court for the […]

504 A.2d 1036 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM TOSTE (10971)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, SANTANIELLO, BRENNEMAN and M. HENNESSEY, Js. Convicted of the crime of murder, the defendant appealed to this court, which granted him a new trial because of an erroneous charge to the jury on the defense of insanity. State v. […]

659 A.2d 1166 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. ROBERT A. GIACOMI CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. JOSEPH J. SANTOPIETRO CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. JOSEPH SANTORO ET AL. CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. JACK R. GIACOMI CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. JOHN J. DEPASTINO ET AL. CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. ROBERT R. ROSA (15089)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and […]

405 A.2d 63 MARMAH, INC. v. TOWN OF GREENWICH Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Is. Courts should not lightly interfere in either the administrative or the legislative determinations of duly constituted zoning commissions. Where, however, a court’s findings of fact support a conclusion that action which a commission took […]

626 A.2d 1310 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY LEE CLEMONS (10451)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, FREEDMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and larceny in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that he could not have been found guilty of aiding in […]

814 A.2d 381 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VERNON HORN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 73 Conn. App. 338 (AC 22378), is denied. Moira L. Buckley, deputy assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Rita M. Shair, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December […]

704 A.2d 222 JAMES P. BUTLER, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR EX REL. MARJORIE SKIDMORE v. HARTFORD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC., ET AL. (SC 15745)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, McDonald and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff commissioner of labor sought, pursuant to statute (§ 31-72), to collect unpaid overtime wages allegedly owed by the […]

579 A.2d 20 PLASTICRETE BLOCK AND SUPPLY CORPORATION v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES (13931)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, COVELLO, HULL and BORDEN, Js. By statute (12-407 [9] [d]). gross receipts subject to the sales tax do not include “transportation charges separately stated, if the transportation occurs after the sale of the property is […]

429 A.2d 841 JORGE L. NEGRON v. WARDEN, HARTFORD COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, HEALEY, WRIGHT and N. O’NEILL, Js. A plaintiff is entitled to a hearing on a second application for a writ of habeas corpus if that application is based on a ground different from any asserted in […]

574 A.2d 1317 DRAM ASSOCIATES ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF CROMWELL (8198)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. The plaintiff landowners appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Cromwell making comprehensive zone changes to an […]

525 A.2d 521 LAURA M. GAGNON ET AL. v. MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANSONIA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 10 Conn. App. 54, is denied. Donna Decker Morris, in support of the petition. Edwin L. Doernberger, in opposition. Decided April […]

545 A.2d 1101 PAINE WEBBER JACKSON CURTIS, INC. v. GEOFFREY J. WINTERS Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 13 Conn. App. 712, is denied. Alan R. Spirer, in support of the petition. John Haven Chapman, in opposition. Decided April 29, 1988 Page 804

775 A.2d 966 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVEY L. BERUBE, SR. (SC 16425)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus Convicted, on charges made in two separate informations, of the crimes of sexual assault in the fourth degree, assault in the third degree and two counts of risk of […]

881 A.2d 978 JOHN KELLY ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. PETER BECKWITH v. MELVIN WEARING ET AL. SHAWN BURNS v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. (SC 17331)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The defendants, the city of New Haven and Certain city […]

472 A.2d 23 WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY v. RISSIL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. (2333)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., TESTO and DUPONT, Js. The plaintiff university, which had contracted with E Co. for the construction of several buildings on its campus, sought to enjoin the defendant R Co., one of E Co.’s subcontractors, from proceeding with […]

574 A.2d 188 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERROL A. WALKER (13755)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Convicted of the crime of arson in the first degree in connection with an incendiary fire at a multiple family dwelling that he owned, the defendant appealed. He claimed, inter alia, that the […]

257 A.2d 46 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JACOB SCHAFER Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. John P. McKeon, in support of the petition. Dennis F. Gaffney, assistant chief prosecuting attorney, in opposition. Submitted July 7, 1969 Decided September […]

539 A.2d 118 DAVID GNUTTI v. STEPHEN HEINTZ, COMMISSIONER OF INCOME MAINTENANCE WILFRED SMALLEY v. STEPHEN HEINTZ, COMMISSIONER OF INCOME MAINTENANCE (13146) (13173)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and HULL, Js. Where a person, like each plaintiff here, has applied for federal Social Security disability benefits, Connecticut courts should abstain from considering claims […]

576 A.2d 540 DEBORAH L. STROTHER v. RICHARD P. STROTHER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 806, is denied. Richard P. Strother, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided May 23, 1990 Page 811

240 A.2d 891 RALPH S. KANTROWITZ ET AL. v. WILLIAM H. PERLMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, Js. Whether a particular dispute is within the scope of an agreement to arbitrate is a question for the court unless, by appropriate language, the parties have agreed to arbitrate that […]

5 A.2d 855 ROSE REYNOLDS v. THE RIDER DAIRY COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. The compensation commissioner found that “the decedent died of a heat or sun stroke.” The determination of the question as to the cause of death involved the weighing of conflicting expert […]

419 A.2d 339 GREG ZAREMBSKI v. THREE LAKES PARK, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Js. A landowner who knows or should know that children are likely to use his land upon which he maintains a condition likely to be dangerous to them may be held liable […]

927 A.2d 325 HEATHER O. BOSCO v. DANIEL B. REGAN ET AL. (AC 27808)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Harper and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained allegedly as a result of an altercation that took place at a bar owned by the defendant M […]

537 A.2d 510 CENTRAL BANK FOR SAVINGS v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF CROMWELL (5522)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, BIELUCH and O’CONNELL, Js. The defendant Cromwell planning and zoning commission appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment sustaining the appeal by the plaintiff bank from the commission’s decision changing the […]

584 A.2d 439 REBECCA PRESTON ET AL. v. ANTHONY J. KEITH ET AL. (13919)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, HULL and BORDEN, Js. The named plaintiff, P, sought damages for personal injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by the negligence of the named defendant. The jury found that P was […]

464 A.2d 30 BELLE ZAPOLSKY v. MORRIS SACKS ET AL. (11000)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, SHEA, GRILLO and SPONZO, Js. The plaintiff, in 1979, sought damages alleging that M, the named defendant, had failed fully to compensate her pursuant to the terms of a written 1963 contract under which she was to receive a […]

531 A.2d 939 BORIS SILITSCHANU ET AL. v. FREDERICK GROESBECK, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 12 Conn. App. 57, is granted, with limitation. John Timbers, in support of the petition. James E. O’Donnell, in opposition. Decided September 23, 1987 Page 808

606 A.2d 61 NEW CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, N.A. v. MILLINGTON GREEN LAND ASSOCIATES ET AL. (10571)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LAVERY and HEIMAN, Js. Argued March 25, 1992 Decision released April 14, 1992 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the […]

803 A.2d 402 COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, INC. v. HOCAP CORPORATION (AC 22054)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Mihalakos and West, Js. Syllabus The defendant lessor of property on which the lessee, R Co., operated a transmission repair center that was licensed by the plaintiff, sought to enter and repossess the premises due to R […]

33 A.2d 313 MARY KENNESON v. THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. Authorities defining common convenience and necessity with respect to the establishment of a highway reviewed. Use by the public may in itself be evidence that a highway is of common convenience and necessity. […]

846 A.2d 923 VIOLA NELSON v. MICHELE CHARLESWORTH (AC 23991)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, West and DiPentima, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for her alleged negligence in connection with a motor vehicle accident. The trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion for default for failure to appear and rendered judgment […]

353 A.2d 719 MURIEL GROVER v. TOWN OF MANCHESTER Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued November 1, 1973 Decided December 19, 1973 Action to recover benefits by the widow of a police officer who died as a result of heart disease, brought to the Superior Court in Tolland […]

26 A.3d 100 NICOLE PAUL v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD (AC 31490)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Alvord and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant town plan and zoning commission of the town of Fairfield denying the Page 848 plaintiffs […]

673 A.2d 1185 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALEJANDRO ORTIZ (13608)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Hennessy and Stoughton, Js. Argued April 3, 1996 Officially released April 30, 1996 Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 905

786 A.2d 451 JOHN PITTMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 20073)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Dranginis, Js. Submitted on briefs September 12, 2001 Officially released November 13, 2001 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven and tried to […]

183 A.2d 603 RICHARD H. BRIGHT ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. HENRY B. MACQUARRIE ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. A zoning board of appeals should […]

670 A.2d 1308 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HECTOR S. SOTO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 21 (AC 13569), is denied. Donald Dakers, special public defender, in support of the petition. Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February 13, 1996

318 A.2d 115 SEA BEACH ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. After a public hearing the defendant commission granted a permit to the defendant E to build a pier, ramp and float from his residential property into the waters […]

674 A.2d 1327 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL STINSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 912 (AC 14132), is denied. BERDON, J., dissenting. I would grant the defendant’s petition for certification. Robert G. Golger, special public defender, in support of the petition. Susann […]

852 A.2d 799 LISA LIND-LARSEN v. FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. No. (AC 23503).Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Flynn and DiPentima, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff property owner sought to recover damages in 1993 for, inter alia, negligence in connection with the actions of S Co., a bank that had instituted foreclosure proceedings on […]