Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

541 A.2d 494 CLARIS HAYLETT v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ET AL. (13331)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the named defendant commission on human rights and opportunities dismissing her age discrimination complaint. The trial court granted […]

763 A.2d 83 IN RE STANLEY D.[*] (AC 20366)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 inspection only […]

199 A.2d 340 HEATING ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION v. HULLIE M. PATTERSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Herbert Watstein, with whom was Julius Watstein, for the appellee (plaintiff). John J. Hunt, for the appellant (defendant). Argued January 7, […]

544 A.2d 158 DANIEL R. CIVIELLO ET AL. v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLASS CORPORATION, REINFORCED CEMENT PRODUCTS DIVISION, ET AL. (13243)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The plaintiffs, C and W Co., sought damages in connection with the collapse of a building owned by C and leased to W […]

713 A.2d 922 SAMI MIKHAEL v. ROBERT BOTELHO ET AL. (AC 17395)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Daly, Js. Argued April 1, 1998 Officially released April 28, 1998 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Grogins, J. PER CURIAM The judgment is affirmed.

397 A.2d 533 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT P. MARION STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL P. TETREAULT STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HARRY E. COMAN Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, BOGDANSKI, SPEZIALE, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. When one defendant stands to gain significantly by his counsel’s adducing probative evidence or advancing plausible arguments damaging to the […]

582 A.2d 205 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SUSAN NELSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 23 Conn. App. 215, is denied. James A. Killen, assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Timothy H. Everett and Gary M. Case, certified legal intern, in opposition. […]

182 A.2d 407 TOBY VECE v. THE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The plaintiff had partially performed his contract with the defendant to prepare the final plans and specifications for a new medical building when the project had to be abandoned because of the inability […]

596 A.2d 396 WILLIAM S. MIKO ET AL. v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ET AL. (14192) (14193)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, Js. By statute (46a-64a [Rev. to 1987]), landlords may not discriminate against any potential tenant on the ground that the tenant intends to occupy the […]

948 A.2d 1053 KENNETH MARSHALL, JR. v. BRENDA J. SAWICKI. (AC 28330)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavine, Robinson and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had entered into a contract with the defendant business broker in connection with the plaintiff’s decision to sell his catering business, sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of […]

DARIO GUZMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 21 A.3d 462Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Dario Guzman’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 127 Conn. App. 905 (AC 31371), is denied. Page 917 David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, in support of the petition. Paul J. Narducci, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. […]

416 A.2d 166 ARCO MANAGEMENT CORPORATION v. CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven is granted by the court. Brian M. Stone, in support of the petition. Decided July 16, 1980

870 A.2d 448 JAMES PETERS v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ET AL. No. (SC 17311).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, recovered an arbitration award in the amount of $747,500 from the tortfeasor, which was reduced […]

935 A.2d 639 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT L. HYDE. (AC 27345)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Gruendel and Lavine, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of larceny in the sixth degree and burglary in the third degree in connection with his alleged conduct in breaking into a basement and a shed and stealing a sump […]

698 A.2d 364 EDWARD BRENNAN v. BURGER KING CORPORATION (AC 15770)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Freedman and Daly, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff sought to recover for personal injuries he sustained when he slipped on ice in the defendant restaurant’s parking lot. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff, […]

916 A.2d 45 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS ARNOLD. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 98 Conn. App. 492 (AC 26674), is denied. David A. Moraghan, in support of the petition. Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided January 4, 2007.

973 A.2d 103 JOHN F. FEDUS ET AL. v. ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ cross petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 112 Conn. App. 844 (AC 29350), is denied. Eric H. Rothauser, in support of the cross petition. Lewis K. Wise and […]

880 A.2d 945 JO-ANN STORES, INC. v. PROPERTY OPERATING CO., LLC. No. (AC 25694).Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Flynn and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff retail store, which had entered into a lease with the defendant for commercial space in a shopping center, sought a judgment declaring that it was required to […]

819 A.2d 939 DELORES D. STEWART v. LEROY STEWART (AC 21802)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs February 26 Officially released March 18, 2003 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Domnarski, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 903

917 A.2d 595 RICHARD BATTALINO v. PHILIP S. VAN PATTEN. No. (AC 27426).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Harper and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought specific performance of an option to purchase certain property that he leased from the defendant, his neighbor. The property consisted of an unimproved one acre parcel of land situated between […]

969 A.2d 176 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERIC ROSARIO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 113 Conn. App. 79 (AC 27959), is denied. John W. Watson, special public defender, in support of the petition. Timothy F. Costello, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 21, […]

435 A.2d 983 MULTI-SERVICE CONTRACTORS, INC. v. TOWN OF VERNON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and D. SHEA, Js. The plaintiff sought the balance due under a building contract it had with the defendant town of Vernon, and also sought damages from the individual defendants, members of the town […]

53 A.2d 654 OTTO H. JENSEN v. G. COZZOLINO Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS, and DICKENSON, Js. The Sales Act provides that the breach of a condition in the contract gives the other party the option of refusing to proceed with the sale or of waiving the performance of the condition. […]

819 A.2d 898 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL A. INZITARI (AC 22625)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, West and McDonald, Js. Argued March 17 Officially released April 29, 2003 Procedural History Amended information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of arson in the first degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

452 A.2d 121 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES v. EDWARD SULLIVAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied by the court. J. Roger Shull, in support of the petition. Charles E. Gooley, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided August 11, […]

348 A.2d 680 MYRNA F. LABOW v. RONALD I. LABOW Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion for review is granted and the order of the Superior Court terminating the stay of execution in the appeal from that court in Fairfield County is vacated. The subordinate facts in the court’s limited finding do not support […]

792 A.2d 907 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VICTOR DOS SANTOS (AC 20984)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and O’Connell, Js. Argued December 10, 2001 Officially released January 8, 2002 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, D’Addabbo, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 906

657 A.2d 642 STANLEY V. TUCKER v. TOWN OF TORRINGTON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 36 Conn. App. 940 (AC 12760), is denied. Stanley V. Tucker, pro se, in support of the petition. Albert G. Vasko, corporation counsel, in opposition. Decided April 17, 1995 Page […]

556 A.2d 1040 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALBERT DANIELS (6407)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., SPALLONE and FOTI, Js. Convicted of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court erred in permitting the state to introduce at trial, as evidence of […]

70 A.2d 138 ANNA TENNEY v. PLEASANT REALTY CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. The location of the weather station and that of the place of the plaintiff’s fall were in Hartford. The defendants claimed that evidence of above freezing temperature and of dissipation of a […]

387 A.2d 548 LINDA U. KRAUSE v. HERBERT E. KRAUSE Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI AND LONGO, Js. The defendant claimed in his appeal from a judgment dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff that the trial court abused Its discretion in falling to make an award or assignment of property to […]

512 A.2d 969 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN D. CHAUVIN (3733)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of larceny charges pending against him. Held […]

39 A.2d 877 PATRICK J. TULLY v. QUAZIM DEMIR ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. A traveler upon a highway is entitled to assume that it is reasonably safe for public travel. The plaintiff was injured by falling over a trap door in the sidewalk, the leaves […]

838 A.2d 212 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JUAN FERNANDO RAMIREZ Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 79 Conn. App. 572 (AC 22582), is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. James A. Killen, senior assistant […]

293 A.2d 9 WILLIAM R. HAHN ET AL. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF VERNON Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, JS. The plaintiffs appealed from the refusal of the defendant zoning commission of vernon to rezone a parcel of their land from one- and two-family dwelling use to […]

732 A.2d 200 LORI STINGONE v. ELEPHANT’S TRUNK FLEA MARKET ET AL. (AC 18204)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Lavery, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 52-593a [a]), “a cause or right of action shall not be lost because of the passage of time . . . if the process to be served […]

649 A.2d 261 PATRICIA HARVEY v. RALPH HARVEY (12435)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Argued September 28, 1994 Decision released October 18, 1994 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford and referred to Hon. Margaret C. Driscoll, […]

723 A.2d 320 CAROLE BURNHAM v. KARL AND GELB, P.C., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 385 (AC 17022), is granted, limited to the following issues. “1. Whether the Appellate Court erred in concluding that the plaintiff’s attempted use of violations […]

815 A.2d 715 MAURICE T. DANIELS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 22667)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and West, Js. Submitted on briefs January 16 Officially released February 18, 2003 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London and […]

881 A.2d 1065 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SCOTT WARNER ET AL. No. (AC 25147).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Berdon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, the insurer of the owner of a certain residential duplex in which the defendant tenant L leased an apartment, brought an action in subrogation of the rights of its […]

635 A.2d 813 RICHARD ROTHSTEIN, TRUSTEE v. JOSEPH P. TRANTINO ET AL. (14790)Supreme Court of Connecticut BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js. Argued January 7, 1994 Decision released February 1, 1994 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property located in the town of Old Saybrook, and for other relief, brought to the […]

71 A.2d 87 FREDERICK PEITER ET AL. v. ERNEST B. DEGENRING, TRUSTEE (ESTATE OF HERMINE PEITER) Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. A testator may impose such conditions as he pleases upon the vesting or enjoyment of the estate he leaves, provided they are certain, lawful and not opposed […]

427 A.2d 1352 MARK I ENTERPRISES, INC. v. KARL ROMAN SENDELE FILE NO. 976Appellate Session of the Superior Court The defendant tenant, who occupied an apartment under an employment agreement with his plaintiff landlord, appealed from the summary process judgment rendered for the landlord. He claimed, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying […]

373 A.2d 200 SHEILA COLLINS v. STEPHEN SCHOLZ FILE No. 123Appellate Session of the Superior Court Lack of notice of the pendency of an action is a good defense to the action and a reasonable cause for setting aside a default judgment. The plaintiff instituted paternity proceedings against the defendant, and, after a hearing at […]

423 A.2d 871 JOHN M. GERRITY ET AL. v. MICHAEL C. BISCIGLIA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, PETERS and PARSKEY, Js. When the named plaintiff, a probationary appointee to a position in the classified service of the city of Bridgeport, was, upon completion of his probationary period, denied a permanent appointment […]

809 A.2d 1153 AALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. JOHN CALTABIANO. (AC 22648).Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff insurer sought to vacate an arbitration award of uninsured motorist benefits to the defendant insured in an amount that exceeded the limit stated on the declaration page of the defendant’s policy. The defendant […]

NICOLE THOMPSON v. KEVIN RHODES 10 A.3d 537 (AC 31390)Appellate Court of Connecticut Robinson, Bear and Borden, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court awarding the defendant primary physical custody of the parties’ minor child. The plaintiff claimed that the trial court abused its discretion during the […]

439 A.2d 1065 CHRISTY HILL BUILDERS, INC. v. RICHARD C. HALL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment denying it a statutory (52-456) drainage easement over the defendant’s land. Because the plaintiff had sought the easement in […]

605 A.2d 869 WILLIAM MILARDO v. INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF HADDAM ET AL. (9961)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, FOTI and FREEDMAN, Js. The plaintiff, who owned certain real property located in a wetlands area of the town of Haddam, appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant Haddam inland […]

701 A.2d 350 FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND v. STEVEN G. CANNA ET AL. (AC 16580)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Daly, Js. Argued September 29, 1997 Officially released October 21, 1997 Appeal by the defendant Frank Perotti, Jr., from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at […]

477 A.2d 659 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENT K. HUEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 1 Conn. App. 724, is granted, limited to sentencing only. Joette Katz, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Lawrence J. Tytla, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

738 A.2d 1145 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KEITH HOFFLER (AC 18259)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Sullivan and Spallone, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who was serving a term of probation for a previous offense, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking that probation following his arrest for the crimes […]

DAVID GREENFIELD v. SUSAN REYNOLDS, WESTPORT ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 1 A.3d 125 (AC 30914)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C J., and Harper and Alvord, Js.[*] [*] The listing of judges reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus The plaintiff property owner previously had appealed to the trial […]

731 A.2d 749 COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS v. CITY OF MIDDLETOWN ET AL. (AC 18141)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Sullivan and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff state commissioner of public works sought to discharge a tax lien filed by the defendant city on certain real property that was used Page 439 by the state as […]

201 A.2d 670 LAWRENCE SIMMONS v. ROSE SORRENTINO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendants for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. Raphael Korff, in support of the petition. Submitted May 14, 1964 Decided May 26, 1964

506 A.2d 1050 BURTON L. ZEMPSKY’S APPEAL FROM PROBATE (3440)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. The plaintiff, who had been named a coexecutor and cotrustee under the decedent’s will, was removed as a cofiduciary when the Probate Court admitted into probate a later will which named the defendant H as sole executrix […]

KEITH PHANEUF v. WILLIAM BERSELLI ET AL 988 A.2d 344 (AC 30602)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Harper and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant B, a tractor trailer driver, for negligence in connection with injuries the plaintiff sustained when B, while driving his truck into an […]

114 A.2d 205 JOSEPH DELFINO v. WARNERS MOTOR EXPRESS Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The plaintiff, driving at night in a westerly direction during a snowstorm, struck the defendant’s truck, which had also been westbound but was at the time parked on its right-hand side of the highway. […]

547 A.2d 940 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES LEROY (5324)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. Convicted of the crime of assault in the second degree with an automobile while intoxicated, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed that the trial court erred in instructing the jury to apply to his prosecution […]

777 A.2d 633 ROSALIA CALCANO v. DAMARIS CALCANO ET AL. (SC 16461)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had sought damages for personal injuries she allegedly had sustained in a motor vehicle accident while riding as a passenger in an automobile operated by the defendant, […]

672 A.2d 980 PEOPLE’S BANK v. JAMES A. MILLER, JR., ET AL. (14851)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Heiman and Schaller, Js. Argued February 29, 1996 Decision released March 26, 1996 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, where the court Spear, J., […]

740 A.2d 895 CHARLES AMO v. ROBERT J. PINCINCE ET AL. (AC 19304)Appellate Court of Connecticut Hennessy, Vertefeuille and Daly, Js. Argued September 30, 1999 Officially released November 16, 1999 Procedural History Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, where the […]

327 A.2d 265 VINCENT AMATO v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to set aside the judgment of the trial court and to direct a judgment against the defendant in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted unless the defendant files his brief on or before […]

796 A.2d 565 STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. JOHN TIMBERS (AC 21256)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Peters, Js. Argued April 2 Officially released May 21, 2002 Procedural History Presentment by the plaintiff for alleged professional misconduct by the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk and tried […]

13 A.2d 134 ROSE SHERMAN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF ARTHUR S. SHERMAN) v. WILLIAM M. RYAN SONS, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. Where the decedent was in a position of safety while walking on the side of the road, left that position and started across the […]

827 A.2d 21 WILLIAM DONLIN v. CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (AC 23205)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, West and DiPentima, Js. Submitted on briefs June 11 Officially released July 8, 2003 Plaintiff’s appeal from the workers’ compensation review board. Per Curiam. The decision of the workers’ compensation review board is affirmed.

378 A.2d 608 JOHN T. DOOLEY ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Henry Elstein, in support of the petition. Aaron B. Schless, in opposition. Submitted October 7, […]

616 A.2d 786 UPJOHN COMPANY v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HAVEN (14427)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of North Haven denying the plaintiff’s applications for certain permits […]

937 A.2d 693 CARLYLE HERRING v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Carlyle Herring’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 103 Conn. App. 431 (AC 26795), is denied. Martha Brooke Hansen, special public defender, in support of the petition. Marjorie Allen Dauster, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

861 A.2d 548 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MAURICE BLACKWELL. No. AC 25178.Appellate Court of Connecticut. Dranginis, McLachlan and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of murder, the defendant appealed, claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence of an identification of him as the shooter of the victim […]

139 A.2d 812 ROBERT M. GOODMAN, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF FRANCINE C. GOODMAN) v. NORWALK JEWISH CENTER, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut WYNNE, C. J., BALDWIN, DALY, KING and BORDON, Js. The charge as a whole fairly presented the fundamentals of the defense of contributory negligence and made it clear that it was the decedent’s own […]

776 A.2d 444 HERMAN ALSWANGER ET AL. v. DOUGLAS R. SMEGO ET AL. (SC 16309)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Zarella and Axelrod, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff husband and wife, H and M, appealed from the trial court’s judgment in favor of the named defendant surgeon and the defendant hospital in the […]

120 A.2d 416 C. WILLIAM CLIPFEL v. LOUISE A. KANTROWITZ Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN and DALY, Js.[1] Ordinarily, a court of equity which has obtained jurisdiction of a controversy will retain jurisdiction for the purpose of administering complete relief in furtherance of justice concerning the subject matter. In many jurisdictions, however, […]

578 A.2d 664 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL K. EDWARDS (8075)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, NORCOTT and LANDAU, Js. Convicted, on a plea of guilty, of the crimes of possession of narcotics, sale of narcotics and hindering prosecution, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court should have granted his […]

40 A.2d 745 ANTONIO ESPOSITO v. ELIZABETH SCHILLE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 reviewed in the light of the Supreme Court decision in Boone v. Lightner, 319 U.S. 561. The Congress declared the purpose of the act […]

249 A.2d 64 SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant for review of the, refusal of the trial court to permit the record to be supplemented in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Samuel […]

646 A.2d 936 UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY v. LORENZO PITRUZZELLO ET AL. LORENZO PITRUZZELLO v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. TROY KREDER ET AL. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY ET AL. (12821)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff insurer appealed to this court from […]

690 A.2d 436 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY RICE (15024)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued February 26 Officially released March 18, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Lager, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

701 A.2d 657 RAELENE CIARLELLI v. RICHARD ROMEO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 277 (AC 16329), is denied. Kevin P. Walsh, in support of the petition. Decided September 30, 1997

682 A.2d 1000 DELORES GRIMES ET AL v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 324 (AC 14894), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the class action statute […]

853 A.2d 525 EDUARDO GUADALUPE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The petitioner Eduardo Guadalupe’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 83 Conn. App. 180 (AC 24180), is denied. James M. Fox, special public defender, in support of the petition. Mitchell S. Brody, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

859 A.2d 580 PROVIDENT BANK v. ELLEN LEWITT. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 84 Conn. App. 204 (AC 24285), is denied. Ellen Lewitt, pro se, in support of the petition. David F. Borrino, in opposition. Decided September 22, 2004.