Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

808 A.2d 688 CHRISTIAN T. GILBERT v. DIANE M. GILBERT. (AC 22094).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Schaller, Flynn and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the defendant and making certain financial awards. Held: 1. Because the plaintiff failed to file a motion […]

IN RE SAMANTHA S. 995 A.2d 955 SC 18628Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent father for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 120 Conn. App. 755 (AC 30197), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the record in the present case was not adequate […]

506 A.2d 109 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN J. McGANN (12065)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY, CALLAHAN and GLASS, Js. By statute (53a-54b [2]), “murder committed by a defendant who is hired to commit the same for pecuniary gain” is capital felony murder. Convicted by a three judge court of the crime of capital […]

784 A.2d 970 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION v. MUTUAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. (AC 20525)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Spear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain of the defendant M Co.’s real property. The mortgage secured a promissory note that had been personally guaranteed by […]

780 A.2d 209 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GLENN STEWART (AC 18813)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Spear and Dupont, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 54-84 [b]), unless a defendant requests otherwise, the trial court must instruct the jury that no unfavorable inferences can be drawn from the defendant’s failure to testify. Convicted of the crimes of […]

872 A.2d 423 MEDVALUSA HEALTH PROGRAMS, INC. v. MEMBERWORKS, INC. Nos. (SC 17116), (SC 17117).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff corporation, which was in the business of selling discount health care subscriptions for medical and dental services to targeted groups of the […]

646 A.2d 909 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN DENBY (12216)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of possession of cocaine with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent and possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a school, the defendant appealed to […]

199 A.2d 706 NORWALK BOAT WORKS AND MARINA, INC. v. JAMES C. SKAKEL Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is granted. David J. Sullivan, Jr., for the appellee (defendant). Robert A. Slavitt, for the appellant (plaintiff). Argued March 4, […]

692 A.2d 813 MAFFUCCI v. ROYAL PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 563 (AC 14586), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that there was sufficient evidence in the record to […]

935 A.2d 126 SYLVIA FLEMING ET AL. v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. (SC 17627)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff F, who had sought to recover damages for having been evicted illegally from her apartment in violation of the entry and detainer statute (§ […]

938 A.2d 593 GARY SADLER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Gary Sadler’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 100 Conn. App. 659 (AC 26702), is denied. Gary Sadler, pro se, in support of the petition. ROGERS, C. J., and SCHALLER, J., did not participate in the consideration […]

542 A.2d 1153 DANBURY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC. v. COLIN M. DELANEY ET AL. (13229)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The state appealed from the judgment of the trial court ordering the distribution of the proceeds generated by a foreclosure by sale of certain real property owned by […]

644 A.2d 327 NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY PENSION, WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FUNDS v. PETER D. SCRIVANI (14825)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff, on the granting of certification, appealed to this court from a decision by the Appellate Court reversing the trial court’s judgment on the report of an attorney […]

22 A.2d 640 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL J. SATHORY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. No appeal lies to this court from a judgment of a city court in a criminal case. Argued November 4, 1941 Decided November 7, 1941. MOTION to erase the defendant’s appeal from […]

182 A.2d 622 EDWARD J. McGIBNEY v. THE WAUCOMA YACHT CLUB, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The public, whose representative is the state, owns the soil between high- and low-water mark upon navigable water where the tide ebbs and flows. The owner of the adjoining upland has […]

573 A.2d 357 MICHAEL ROMANO v. DONALD ARMATINO ET AL. (8567)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. Argued April 4, 1990 Decision released April 18, 1990 Summary process action, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Housing Session at New Haven, and tried to the court, DeMayo, J.; […]

70 A.2d 133 PAUL KRENTZMAN v. THE CONNECTICUT COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. The principle that the trial court cannot find certain facts merely because it disbelieves testimony that the opposite is true is inapplicable if there is express testimony which, in connection Page 240 with reasonable […]

215 A.2d 912 WILLIAM PECK LUMBER COMPANY, INC. v. VIRMIDES, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. Argued November 5, 1965 Decided, December 22, 1965 Action upon a promissory note and for goods sold and delivered, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Tolland County by […]

92 A.2d 734 ABE FANDILLER v. MARGARET PELUSO Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. Where the plaintiff was on a crosswalk, the defendant driver was under a duty to exercise a higher degree of care in anticipating his presence than if he had been on the open highway, a […]

620 A.2d 110 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DOUGLAS W. BUSTER (14545)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and KATZ, Js. Convicted of the crimes of manslaughter in the first degree and carrying a pistol without a permit, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly admitted […]

364 A.2d 235 FRED R. MICLON v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WINDSOR LOCKS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is granted. Thomas P. Byrne, in support of the petition. Submitted September 14, 1976 Decided September […]

377 A.2d 1340 WILLIAM H. LATHAM v. AN-NI ASSOCIATES, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Tolland County is granted. Lloyd Frauenglass, for the appellee (plaintiff). Wendell S. Gates, for the appellant (defendant). Argued October 4, 1977 Decided October 4, 1977 Page 757

632 A.2d 704 MARIA GAJEWSKI ET AL. v. ARTHUR PAVELO ET AL. (14843)Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 373 (AC 11404), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Where the jury by the words used in its verdict indicated that it had […]

940 A.2d 789 ROMANCES CRAWFORD v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (SC 17882)Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine to one count of assault in the first degree and two counts of risk of injury to a child in connection with a […]

628 A.2d 987 DIMITRIOS DIMOPOULOS ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHINGTON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition of the defendant New England Realty of Southington, Inc., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 31 Conn. App. 380 (AC 11235), is denied. Richard M. Krezel, in support […]

316 A.2d 766 THE F F DISTRIBUTORS, INC. v. BAUMERT SALES COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued October 12, 1972 Decided November 1, 1972 Action on a contract of bailment alleging failure to return a tractor on demand, brought to the Superior Court in Tolland County and […]

540 A.2d 64 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NEAL TAYLOR (13211)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and SANTANIELLO, Js. The defendant, who had been convicted on pleas of guilty to larceny in the third degree, forgery in the third degree and criminal impersonation, thereafter filed a petition for habeas corpus claiming that his constitutional […]

626 A.2d 1346 MARTIN ROSENFELD ET AL. v. DANIEL McCAIN (11820)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, FREEDMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Argued June 14, 1993 Decision released July 6, 1993 Action to recover damages for alleged fraudulent nondisclosure in connection with the sale of the defendant’s motor vehicle, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district […]

849 A.2d 853 GEOFFREY SCOTT JOHNSON ET AL. v. ATLANTIC HEALTH SERVICES, P.C., ET AL (AC 23636)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff parents sought to recover individually and on behalf of the minor plaintiff for damages sustained as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendants. The trial […]

787 A.2d 566 MATTHEW SALEMME v. TOWN OF SEYMOUR (AC 21311)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Mihalakos and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had sought damages from the defendant town pursuant to the defective highway statute (§ 13a-149), appealed to this court from the judgment rendered against him following the trial court’s granting of the […]

WENDELL HASAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 10 A.3d 1051Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Wendell Hasan’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 124 Conn. App. 906 (AC 30386), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Michael D. Day, special public defender, in support […]

206 A.2d 845 JOSEPH P. WILUSZ v. HOWARD S. IVES, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion made by the plaintiff on November 9, 1964, for a continuance in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is denied. See the opinion rendered on the appeal. Wilusz v. Ives, 152 Conn. 352, 206 […]

953 A.2d 653 DARREN HUMPHREY v. GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 107 Conn. App. 796 (AC 28914), is granted, limited to the following issue: Page 909 “Did the Appellate Court properly decline to apply the mode of operation […]

530 A.2d 611 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT J. FOSHAY (4663)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree, larceny in the third degree and being a persistent serious felony offender, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court did […]

954 A.2d 187 STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. REBECCA L. JOHNSON. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 108 Conn. App. 74 (AC 28279), is denied. Rebecca L. Johnson, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided July 17, 2008 Page 916

575 A.2d 206 MARION SWENSON v. THOMAS SAWOSKA (13787)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The plaintiff, who had sought damages from the defendant for personal injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident, appealed, on the granting of certification, from the decision of the Appellate Court affirming the trial […]

363 A.2d 61 ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, INC. v. BOARD OF TAX REVIEW OF THE TOWN OF WILTON Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. Legislation concerning the preferential taxation of open space land took effect June 24, 1963, and it provides (12-107e) that any municipal planning commission may designate […]

672 A.2d 512 PAUL HABURA v. MARIAN KOCHANOWICZ ET AL. (13010)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Spear and Stoughton, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the trial court’s granting of the defendants’ motion to open a default judgment rendered against them. He claimed that that court improperly opened the judgment more than four months […]

864 A.2d 52 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALESSANDRO PEREZ. No. (AC 24769).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Dranginis, Flynn and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of kidnapping in the second degree, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, carrying a pistol without a permit and failure to appear in the first degree in connection with […]

714 A.2d 12 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES HARRIS, JR. (AC 17046)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C. J., and Schaller and Hennessy, Js. SYLLABUS Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree as an accessory, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on […]

772 A.2d 690 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DELROY ANTHONY WEBB (AC 19525)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Dranginis and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of possession of narcotics with intent to sell and altering a manufacturer’s serial number, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the trial court improperly denied the motion to […]

7 A.2d 853 JACOB R. SLOSBERG v. THE CALLAHAN OIL COMPANY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. Where possession, originally rightful, becomes wrongful by reason thereafter of a wrongful detention, there being no act of conversion, a demand before suit is necessary to justify an award of damages for […]

643 A.2d 276 MATKA CORPORATION v. AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING, INC. (13539)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LAVERY, SCHALLER and SPEAR, Js. Considered May 25, 1994 Decision released June 2, 1994 Action to recover damages for breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at New Britain and referred […]

761 A.2d 1283 MARIA FERNANDES v. EYVIND RODRIGUEZ ET AL. (SC 16198)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought a partition of certain real property she jointly owned with the defendant R. The trial court rendered judgment ordering R to transfer his interest in the property […]

969 A.2d 841 KING’S HIGHWAY ASSOCIATES ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HAVEN. (AC 29441)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Robinson, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, owners of property bordering a certain highway, appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission denying […]

526 A.2d 1350 LINWOOD HICKS v. GEORGE D. BRONSON, WARDEN (5395)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., HULL and BORDEN, Js. Argued June 5, 1987 Decision released June 12, 1987 Petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the court, O’Neill, J.; […]

557 A.2d 934 CHARLES A. LIAPES v. JAMES BEAULIEU (6691)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court awarding counsel fees to the plaintiff incident to the plaintiff’s action to collect on a promissory note. The note had been executed by the […]

466 A.2d 348 CERAMIC TILES OF FAIRFIELD, INC., ET AL. v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY CO. FILE No. 1491Appellate Session of the Superior Court The plaintiffs, C Co. and C, a C Co. employee, sought a declaratory judgment to determine the extent of coverage provided under a comprehensive general liability insurance policy issued to C […]

659 A.2d 1209 BENJAMIN GYADU v. ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 14083) is denied. Benjamin Gyadu, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided June 13, 1995 Page 906

177 A.2d 677 THE ELJAY REALTY COMPANY ET AL. v. NEWMAN E. ARGRAVES, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. In the determination of damages for the taking of land, it is proper to consider all the elements which legitimately affect value and which an owner and a […]

167 A.2d 450 LORING J. WHITESIDE v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. Where a contempt occurs in the presence of the court, the court has inherent power to impose punishment, on its own knowledge and of its own motion, without formal presentation or hearing of […]

IN RE JOHNSON R. ET AL. 998 A.2d 168Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent father for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 121 Conn. App. 464 (AC 31028), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the record was inadequate to review the issue […]

956 A.2d 604 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SUSAN RENEE CUSTER (AC 28649)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and West, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs in violation of statute (§14-227a), the defendant appealed to this court. She claimed that the trial […]

472 A.2d 1300 ENTERPRISE LEASING CORPORATION v. KENNETH E. DIXON ET AL. (2356)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. On appeal by the defendants K and J from the judgment rendered by the trial court foreclosing both a second mortgage, which was held by the plaintiff E Co., and a third mortgage, […]

582 A.2d 173 MICHAEL STEINER ET AL. v. BRAN PARK ASSOCIATES ET AL. (14056)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. A buyer seeking specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate must prove that he was ready, willing and able to purchase the property. The plaintiffs sought, […]

254 A.2d 889 MARGUERITE L. NOWELL v. AMES NOWELL Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, Js. Pursuant to an action brought by the plaintiff wife in Connecticut in December, 1962 — initially for a divorce but subsequently amended to request a legal separation — the trial court ordered the defendant […]

382 A.2d 1329 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. REXALL GASKIN Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the defendant 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 appeal […]

677 A.2d 1377 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TERRELL LEDBETTER Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 391 (AC 13306/13407), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Does the persistent felony offender statute, General Statutes § 53a-40 (d), apply when a […]

296 A.2d 683 FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW HAVEN v. DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for an expedited hearing of its motion to dismiss filed October 27, 1972, from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied. Michael J. Dorney and Richard J. Beatty, […]

314 A.2d 419 OIL HEAT AND ENGINEERING, INC. v. WILLIAM A. BECKERMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the defendants in the above-entitled case have failed to prosecute their appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County, it is, under Practice Book § 696, ordered by the Supreme Court, suo motu, that […]

580 A.2d 61 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROGER BRUNORI Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 22 Conn. App. 431, is denied. Paul Ferencek, deputy assistant state’s attorney, In support of the petition. Decided September 18, 1990

303 A.2d 23 SAMUEL H. DICK v. JACK R. DICK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s motion to strike certain assignments of error in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is denied. Sidney Vogel, in support of the motion. Charles G. Albom, in opposition. Submitted March 20, […]

635 A.2d 874 WARREN P. JOBLIN v. MYRNA LaBOW (11875)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, LAVERY and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff attorney, C, obtained a judgment against the defendant for unpaid legal fees. C later assigned the judgment to J, as trustee for an undisclosed beneficiary, and J obtained an execution against alimony owed to the […]

602 A.2d 581 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LeVERN GRANT (14204)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js. Convicted of the crime of murder in connection with the shooting of a certain individual, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court should not have admitted as substantive […]

859 A.2d 569 MICHAEL SORIERO v. JULIANN SORIERO.[*] Supreme Court of Connecticut. [*] The appeal was withdrawn April 21, 2005. The petition of Tobias Soriero, Belle Camperland, Inc., Belle Auto Repair and Sales and New York on Location for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 25420) is granted, limited to the following issue: […]

290 A.2d 350 RUSSELL E. WEYLS ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF TRUMBULL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Nonconforming uses should be abolished or reduced to conformity as quickly as the fair interest of the parties will permit. The plaintiffs purchased […]

882 A.2d 53 NANCY WEINSTEIN v. LUKE A. WEINSTEIN (SC 17097)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed, following the grant of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court upholding the trial court’s decision denying her motion […]

GERALD MOLAVER ET AL. v. EDMUND THOMAS. 6 A.3d 232 (AC 30898)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Robinson and Alvord, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff landlords sought to recover damages for nonpayment of rent due from the defendant under a commercial lease of space in a certain building. The parties’ original lease, which began as of March […]

JEAN-GUY LALLIER v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF STAFFORD ET AL 990 A.2d 345Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 71 (AC 30408), is denied. Edward Muska, in support of the petition. Decided March 17, 2010

576 A.2d 165 THOMAS P. DUGAS v. LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY (7924)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and LAVERY, Js. The defendant insurance carrier, which, under a policy issued to the plaintiff, had made basic reparations payments to him in connection with injuries he received in an automobile accident, sought reimbursement for those payments […]

713 A.2d 264 CHESTER OLKOWSKI ET AL. v. JUSTIN DEW ET AL. (AC 16945)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Hennessy and Dupont, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiffs, C and his minor son, R, who had sought damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court […]

604 A.2d 814 RUSSELL GRANT ET AL. v. CHARLES BASSMAN ET AL. (14274)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. The plaintiffs sought to recover for personal injuries sustained by the named plaintiff, G, while, as a minor, he was illegally employed in a hazardous occupation by the defendant. C Co. The […]

213 A.2d 841 FRIEDA R. BRODSKY v. PHILIP BRODSKY Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. The motion by Robert K. Lesser to withdraw his appearance for the defendant in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is […]

334 A.2d 481 NORWALK FEDERATION OF TEACHERS ET AL. v. NORWALK BOARD OF EDUCATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is granted. Emanuel Margolis, for the appellees (plaintiffs). Daniel E. Reed, Jr., for the defendant (appellant). Argued April 1, 1975 Decided […]

20 A.2d 453 CLARA K. STEINMETZ v. HARRY G. STEINMETZ Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and INGLIS, Js. The instructions of the trial court, with reference to the duty of the defendant, as surviving partner, in the sale of the partnership business, were correct and adequate for the guidance of […]

IN RE GIOVANNI C. ET AL[*] 991 A.2d 638 (AC 31151)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 […]

869 A.2d 258 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GREGORY SMITH. Nos. (AC 24384) (AC 24418).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Dranginis, Flynn and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and attempt to commit robbery in the first degree, and of being a persistent serious felony Page 276 offender, the defendant appealed […]

549 A.2d 279 PAUL T. BIAGIONI v. AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY ET AL. (6585)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, FOTI and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries he sustained when his motorcycle collided with a van owned by the named defendant. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and […]