Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

683 A.2d 745 BONNIE D. DAVIS v. NEIL DRUKS (14908)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Foti and Spear, Js. Submitted on briefs September 30, 1996 Officially released October 29, 1996 Action to recover damages for medical malpractice, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk and tried to the jury before […]

924 A.2d 139 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TYRONE E. PAYNE. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 100 Conn. App. 13 (AC 26782), is denied. ROGERS, C. J., and VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Sarah F. Summons, special public […]

290 A.2d 348 EAST SIDE CIVIC ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HAMDEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Appeals to courts from administrative officers or boards exist only under statutory authority. Absent that authority, courts are without jurisdiction to entertain […]

340 A.2d 190 GERMAINE CARROLL ET AL. v. ROBERT TOLO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition for certification by the named defendant for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied. Robert Tolo, pro se, in support of the petition. Robert E. Walsh, in opposition. Submitted June 12, 1975 Decided […]

364 A.2d 864 CITY OF NORWALK v. GIGI A. VAN DYKE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied. Leonard E. Trojanowski, Jr., assistant corporation counsel, in support of the petition. Raymond W. Ganin, in opposition. Submitted September 30, 1976 Decided October […]

359 A.2d 190 STANLEY V. TUCKER v. HENRY WHITE ET AL. FILE NO. 114Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued November 20, 1975 — Decision April 2, 1976 Action to recover damages for failure to receive rental payments due from welfare recipients, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to […]

TROY KIDWELL v. MILAGROS CALDERON. 911 A.2d 342 No. (AC 25089).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Harper and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The defendant mother appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court awarding sole custody of her minor child to the plaintiff father. Held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion […]

181 A.2d 446 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM J. SMITH, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The claim that the verdict finding the defendant guilty of placing a boy under the age of sixteen years in such a situation that his morals were likely to be impaired was […]

183 A.2d 266 ZENOBIA TOWNSEND v. THOMAS J. SULLIVAN Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. Although the facts in a malpractice action against a physician may sometimes make it appropriate for the court to caution the jury concerning the use of testimony of another physician, the rule as to […]

782 A.2d 1251 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALSTON WILLIAMS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 65 Conn. App. 59 (AC 21243), is denied. NORCOTT and KATZ, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Suzanne Zitser, assistant public defender, in support of […]

676 A.2d 433 KENNA D. BROWN v. WILLIAM B. BROWN (14653)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Heiman and Spear, Js. Submitted on briefs May 3, 1996 Officially released June 4, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Barall, J.; Norko, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

829 A.2d 77 MARK FILIPPI v. JAMES F. SULLIVAN, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL. (AC 23136)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and DiPentima, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been injured in a motor vehicle accident on an interstate highway that allegedly occurred as a result of a traffic jam caused by road work, sought […]

67 A.2d 851 THE HARVEY TEXTILE COMPANY, INC. v. G. ALBERT HILL, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, Js. The determination of the damages to be paid for the taking of land requires the consideration of everything by which the value is legitimately affected. The referee valued the […]

785 A.2d 1209 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LUCIS RICHARDSON (AC 19530)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Flynn and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in connection with an incident in which a taxicab driver was robbed and […]

242 A.2d 695 ANSELM SCHURGAST v. ROGER M. SCHUMANN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER, THIM and RYAN, Js. If a case is a proper one for the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, the plaintiff, by pleading the particular cause of the accident, does not lose his right to […]

439 A.2d 981 BARBARA B. LUTTRELL v. JOHN C. LUTTRELL Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. Argued March 4, 1981 Decision released May 26, 1981 Motion by the defendant for modification of an existing support order entered in a divorce judgment, and for a new order of support, brought […]

437 A.2d 843 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. COLLIN BAKER Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree and of larceny in the first degree, the defendant appealed. He claimed for the first time on appeal that he had been denied a […]

668 A.2d 392 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KEITH LAWS (13166)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Lavery and Spear, Js. Convicted of the crime of failure to appear in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the state failed to prove that his failure to appear was wilful. Held: […]

414 A.2d 200 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NICHOLAS ROMANO 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. Nicholas Romano, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided April 15, 1980

713 A.2d 829 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MITCHELL HENDERSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 47 Conn. App. 542 (AC 15998), is denied. Craig A. Raabe and James P. Ray, special public defenders, in support of the petition. Harry Weller, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

206 A.2d 432 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SAMUEL TAYLOR Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, COMLEY, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. Decided December 29, 1964 Motion by the defendant for review of the action of the trial court, Alcorn, J., as regards rectification of the defendant’s appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court in […]

146 A.2d 589 DOMINIC GRECO v. FRED MORCALDI ET AL. FRED MORCALDI v. DOMINIC A. GRECO Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. A contractor is permitted to recover the reasonable value of the services rendered in partial performance of his contract when the owner has wrongfully prevented him […]

711 A.2d 1188 BRIDGEPORT FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, IAFF, LOCAL 834 v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. (AC 16765)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Dupont and Daly, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff union appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court denying its motion to vacate a certain arbitration award. Held that the plaintiff could not […]

27 A.3d 370 LAMBERTO LUCARELLI v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 129 Conn. App. 901 (AC 32700), is denied. Lamberto Lucarelli, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided September 7, 2011

723 A.2d 318 MICHAEL E. NAZARKO ET AL. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF EAST LYME ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition of the defendant Niantic Sportsmen’s Club, Inc., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 517 (AC 17188), is denied. Theodore A. Harris, in support of the […]

387 A.2d 191 THE CONNECTICUT FOUNDRY COMPANY v. INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is denied by the court. Robert K. Beck, for the appellee (plaintiff). Norman Zolot, for the appellant (named defendant). Argued June […]

416 A.2d 1201 LOWELL S. HUNTER v. MARGARET B. HUNTER Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, PETERS and PARSKEY, Js. The trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion to have the plaintiff, her former husband from whom she was divorced in 1969, held in contempt for failure to support, maintain […]

218 A.2d 379 ROSE R. ALLISON v. E. PAUL KOVACS COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. The plaintiff in her Rambler automobile, while rounding a blind, left-hand curve of a country road on an ascending grade, collided with the defendant’s truck, which was approaching from the opposite […]

297 A.2d 234 MARTIN J. O’MEARA, JR., TRUSTEE, ET AL. v. CITY OF NORWICH (two cases) Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the plaintiffs in the above-entitled cases have failed to prosecute the appeals from the Superior Court in New London County with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book § 696, ordered by […]

58 A.2d 517 IDA RUSSAKOFF v. CITY OF STAMFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The plaintiff was injured when her heel caught in a hole in the sidewalk which was part of a crevice that extended across the width of the sidewalk. The trial court’s conclusion that […]

778 A.2d 262 KRISTIN LUDINGTON v. CHRISTOPHER SAYERS ET AL. (AC 19898) (AC 19899)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Shea, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant motorists, S and L, and from the defendant construction contractor, A Co., for personal injuries she sustained when her vehicle struck S’s vehicle while […]

665 A.2d 901 FIRST CONSTITUTION BANK v. HARBOR VILLAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff First Marine Corporation’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 37 Conn. App. 698 (AC 11548), is denied. Jonathan D. Elliot, in support of the petition. Jonathan S. Bowman, in opposition. Decided September 13, […]

692 A.2d 873 MAXINE RICHARDSON NISCHAN v. CONNECTICUT NATURAL FOOD MART, INC. (AC 16072)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Landau, Js. Argued March 20, 1997 Officially released April 29, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Hodgson, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 904

198 A.2d 711 THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC. v. MARY A. KATONA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, Js. The premises upon which the plaintiffs proposed to maintain a package store were in a zone in which a package store was a permitted use. A […]

730 A.2d 98 MILDRED GOMBOS v. RICHARD H. ARANOFF ET AL. (AC 17355)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover for the alleged medical malpractice of the named defendant podiatrist in removing a bunion, a procedure that she claimed resulted in osteomyelitis. The jury returned a verdict in […]

691 A.2d 1132 DOUGLASS B. WRIGHT v. TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK (15978)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Spear, Js. Argued February 27, 1997 Officially released April 8, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex, Stanley, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

559 A.2d 1142 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS SPEERS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 17 Conn. App. 587, is denied. Timothy C. Moynahan, in support of the petition. John A. Connelly, state’s attorney, and Joan K. Alexander, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May 18, […]

692 A.2d 1281 F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY v. TOWN OF GREENWICH Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 494 (AC 15375), is denied. Eugene F. McLaughlin, Jr., assistant town attorney, in support of the petition. Barry C. Hawkins, in opposition. Decided April 17, 1997

696 A.2d 340 GEORGE W. SICARAS v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 771 (AC 15439), is denied. CALLAHAN, C.J., and NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. William […]

940 A.2d 817 IN RE SHANAIRA C.[*] (AC 28419)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Borden, Js. Syllabus From the judgment of the trial court revoking the commitment of S, a minor child who had been adjudicated neglected, to the custody of the commissioner of children and families and granting sole custody to S’s Page […]

692 A.2d 865 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES L. COLLINS (AC 15675)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Healey, Js. Convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court challenging the trial court’s refusal of his request for a jury instruction on the crime of larceny in the […]

433 A.2d 1009 EDWARD P. MUHA v. UNITED OIL COMPANY, INC. DANIEL LABELLA v. UNITED OIL COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The plaintiffs, lessees under one-year leases and one year sales and equipment agreements with the defendant oil company, sought, inter alia, in separate cases, injunctions restraining […]

440 A.2d 155 KENNETH C. BRUNO v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and WRIGHT, Js. The plaintiff, who was not a resident of the city of Bridgeport, applied to take a scheduled examination for the position of recreation superintendent of that city. […]

573 A.2d 356 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH RUGGLES (6519)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. Argued April 10, 1990 Decision released April 11, 1990 Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of attempt to commit murder, and with one count each of the crimes of assault on a […]

917 A.2d 998 BILLY G. HUNT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Billy G. Hunt’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 98 Conn. App. 906 (AC 27014), is denied. Mary Anne Royle, special public defender, in support of the petition. Nancy L. Chupak, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. […]

488 A.2d 452 STANLEY v. TUCKER v. JOSEPH R. ALLEYNE ET AL. (12171)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and DANNEHY, Js. The plaintiff landlord, having unsuccessfully sought direct payment from the Hartford department of social services of the rent for apartments he had leased to city welfare recipients, brought an action against […]

804 A.2d 180 LISA MACOMBER ET AL. v. TRAVELERS PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CORPORATION ET AL. (SC 16647)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, who had entered into structured settlements for the purpose of settling certain claims arising out of personal injury actions involving policyholders of the named defendant […]

659 A.2d 758 BAKERVILLE LUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD (13418)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and HEIMAN and HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court affirming the defendant planning and zoning commission’s denial of the plaintiff’s […]

759 A.2d 541 DONNA L. KROLL ET AL. v. KENNETH W. STEERE (AC 19276)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The named plaintiff, K, who was the subject of a cease and desist order issued by the defendant zoning enforcement officer ordering her to remove a certain sign from her property, sought […]

637 A.2d 805 DENNIS W. BYARS v. WHYCO CHROMIUM COMPANY (12310)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., HEIMAN and SPEAR, Js. Argued January 6, 1994 Decision released March 1, 1994 Appeal from a decision by the workers’ compensation commissioner for the fifth district granting in part, and denying in part, the plaintiff’s application for certain medical […]

316 A.2d 422 ALAN R. VARLEY v. NINA B. VARLEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s “Substitute Motion to Amended Assignment of Errors” dated February 11, 1974, in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is dismissed. Nina B. Varley, pro se, in support of the motion. Submitted February 25, 1974 Decided March […]

882 A.2d 671 DEBRA HUMMEL v. MARTEN TRANSPORT, LTD., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 90 Conn. App. 9 (AC 25471), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly dismiss this appeal for lack of a final judgment?” The Supreme […]

576 A.2d 547 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARTIN GEISLER Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 22 Conn. App. 142, is denied. Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., deputy assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Richard Emanuel, in opposition. Decided June 29, 1990

592 A.2d 912 LOUIS SANZONE ET AL. v. BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL. (14102)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff, S, sought to recover, individually and as conservator of the estate of his wife, for injuries his wife sustained in a […]

332 A.2d 373 PAUL G. LIISTRO ET AL. v. NEWINGTON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the appeal of the defendants Florence E. Ringquist and F. P. Carabillo Construction Company from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. I. Milton Widem, for the […]

782 A.2d 1269 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM SUNDERLAND (AC 20430)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of arson in the first degree in connection with a fire at his home, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the trial court improperly denied his motions […]

380 A.2d 536 ADC CONTRACTING AND SUPPLY CORPORATION v. THOMAS J. RIORDAN, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied by the court. Prescott W. May, for the appellee (plaintiff) Melvin L. Bloomenthal, for the appellants (defendants). Argued December 6, […]

414 A.2d 198 ROGER STROLLO ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury is denied by the court. Eugene L. DeFronzo, in support of the petition. John K. Knott, Jr., […]

355 A.2d 321 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STEPHEN L. FENNELL FILE No. 131Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued November 18, 1975 — Decided March 12, 1976 Information charging the defendant with the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, brought to the Circuit Court in the ninth circuit […]

651 A.2d 761 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WALTER POE (13235)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, SCHALLER and HENNESSY, Js. Argued January 3, 1995 Decision released January 31, 1995 Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of arson in the first degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New […]

441 A.2d 30 JAY AARON v. CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF REDDING ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and WRIGHT, Js. The plaintiff, who owned real property in the town of Redding, sought, inter alia, a determination of the validity of certain regulations of the defendant Redding conservation commission, which […]

478 A.2d 613 JOYCE NODDEN RITCHER v. DONALD E. CHILDERS (2414)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL and DUPONT, Js. The plaintiff, who had been divorced from her defendant former husband in a 1974 Georgia decree, brought an action in Connecticut to recover child support arrearages from him. In the first count of a counterclaim, […]

408 A.2d 16 CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION v. PUBLIC UTILITIES CONTROL AUTHORITY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford is granted by the court. Robert S. Golden, Jr., assistant attorney general, in support of the […]

749 A.2d 83 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT LAVIGNE (AC 17997)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Daly, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child in connection with an incident Page 464 involving a twenty-one month old child, the […]

210 A.2d 444 HENRYK KOWALCZYK v. KAZIMIERZ KLESZCZYNSKI Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. Marriage certificates are treated in this state as original documents and need not be authenticated as copies. Cohabitation as husband and wife is evidence, and often sufficient evidence, that parties are validly married but does […]

582 A.2d 203 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIE BROWN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 22 Conn. App. 521, is denied. Louis S. Avitabile, special public defender, in support of the petition. Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided October 23, 1990

26 A.2d 357 TIMOTHY G. KEHELEY v. LOUIS E. UHL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The plaintiff’s right foot was injured when the truck in which he was riding came in contact with the door of a coupe, which was opened as the truck was passing. […]

172 A.2d 190 RICHARD YOUNG v. JOHN J. TYNAN, COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. Following the conviction of the plaintiff for speeding, the commissioner of motor vehicles suspended, for thirty days, the plaintiff’s license to drive. The plaintiff then brought the present action to […]

667 A.2d 1296 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ADRIAN STEVENSON (13203)Appellate Court of Connecticut Heiman, Spear and Freedman, Js. Convicted of the crimes of attempted robbery in the third degree, attempted larceny in the third degree and assault in the third degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that there was no merit to the […]

660 A.2d 355 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MITCHELL HENDERSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 37 Conn. App. 733 (AC 13264), is denied. James P. Ray, special public defender, and Craig A. Raabe, special public defender, in support of the petition. Mary H. Lesser, assistant state’s […]

724 A.2d 1125 BURNEST FREENEY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Burnest Freeney’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 51 Conn. App. 378 (AC 17383), is denied. David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, in support of the petition. James A. Killen, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February […]

948 A.2d 350 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LEON TELFORD. (AC 27162)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Harper and Peters, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the third degree and risk of injury to a child in connection with the sexual abuse of a twelve year old […]

560 A.2d 456 BILLY C. CHRISTENSEN v. ANTHONY F. CUTAIA (13661)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, JS. The plaintiff Sought to recover from the defendant the balance due on a Series of promissory notes that were alleged to be due and payable after the plaintiff had exercised his right to […]

630 A.2d 72 GENERAL BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. v. ASTRID A. SUNDWALL Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 12227) is denied. Astrid A. Sundwall, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided July 15, 1993

571 A.2d 93 ANTHONY COSTELLO, JR. v. TOWN OF FAIRFIELD (13782)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The defendant town of Fairfield appealed from a decision of the workers’ compensation review division affirming an award of “specific indemnity” for permanent partial cardiovascular disability to the plain retired police officer. The […]

754 A.2d 163 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICARDO MILLS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 57 Conn. App. 202 (AC 17986), is denied. MCDONALD, C. J., and VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Elizabeth M. Inkster, assistant public defender, […]