Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

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 […]

941 A.2d 411 IN RE FABIAN A.[*] (AC 28704)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Harper and West, Js. Syllabus The respondent, F, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion filed by the petitioner, the commissioner of children and families, to extend F’s delinquency commitment for an additional nine months. […]

860 A.2d 1233 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD v. STEVE KATSETOS ET AL. No. AC 24732.Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and Foti and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The defendant K appealed to the trial court challenging the statement of compensation filed by the plaintiff urban redevelopment commission of the city of […]

619 A.2d 443 ALTRAY COMPANY, INC. v. JOHN G. GROPPO, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES (14468)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff, a New York corporation with its principal place of business in Connecticut, appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant commissioner of revenue services […]

869 A.2d 1252 CHRISTOPHER B. KENNEDY v. LEANNAL. KENNEDY. No. (AC 25424).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Dranginis, Flynn and McLachlan, Js. Argued January 20, 2005. Officially released April 12, 2005. Procedural History Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried […]

822 A.2d 294 JUDY DIVITO v. BRIAN DIVITO (AC 22445)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and making certain financial awards. He claimed, inter alia, that the trial court improperly awarded the marital […]

508 A.2d 32 ROCCO D’AGOSTINO v. ANGELINA D’ADDIO Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 187, is denied. Robert J. Nichols, in support of the petition. Decided April 8, 1986 Page 806

449 A.2d 986 FRANK CAVALLO ET AL. v. DERBY SAVINGS BANK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, Js. Following a judgment of strict foreclosure on certain of their real property, from which judgment they did not appeal, the plaintiffs sought a new trial pursuant to the new trial […]

373 A.2d 1205 MANCHESTER ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Anthony F. Pagano and Bruce S. Beck, in support of the petition. Rolland […]

646 A.2d 251 FREDERICK MAROUN v. RICHARD TARRO ET AL. (12209)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for the defendant’s alleged conversion of a certain Mercedes Benz automobile that the plaintiff had purchased from an automobile dealer. The plaintiff left the car with the dealer for renovations. When the […]

625 A.2d 1378 DELORES D. STEWART v. LeROY STEWART Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 920 (AC 10940), is denied. Delores D. Stewart, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided May 26, 1993 Page 905

509 A.2d 517 BETTE L. ELLSWORTH v. WHITBY K. ELLSWORTH Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 617, is denied. Thomas F. Parker, in support of the petition. Gwen B. Dreilinger, in opposition. Decided May 15, 1986

196 A.2d 432 BEVERLY FERGUSON v. ROBERT SMAZER Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, Js. For a declaration as to pedigree to be admissible in evidence under the pedigree exception to the hearsay rule, it must appear that (1) the declarant is dead or otherwise unavailable as a witness, (2) […]

625 A.2d 1374 NORMA BARKER-JOSEPH v. WILLIE JACKSON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 12083) is denied. William F. Gallagher and John H. Peck, Jr., in support of the petition. David J. Elliott and Ruth A. Kurien, in opposition. Decided May 17, 1993

943 A.2d 456 NICHOLAS ESPOSITO ET AL. v. SIMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (SC 18019)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Zarella and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The defendant Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association, a nonprofit legal entity established pursuant to a provision (§ 38a-839) of the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association Act to reimburse […]

518 A.2d 941 LOCAL 530, AFSCME, COUNCIL 15 v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN (4432)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff union, claiming “evident partiality” on the part of A, a member of the three person panel which had, in an arbitration proceeding, upheld the suspension of a New Haven […]

723 A.2d 325 JOHN W. NARDUCCI, JR. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner John W. Narducci, Jr.’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 421 (AC 17296), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Whether a department of correction administrative directive is an ex post […]

963 A.2d 114 TANISHA YOUNGER v. MARK D. BELCHER ET AL (AC 29347)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Robinson, Js. Submitted on briefs January 12 Officially released February 3, 2009 Defendant Mark D. Belcher’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Housing Session at Bridgeport, Cocco, J. PER CURIAM. The […]

745 A.2d 204 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SOEUN KIM PIN (AC 18644)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempted murder, attempted assault in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree, the defendant appealed challenging, on state constitutional grounds, the trial court’s refusal to suppress statements […]

774 A.2d 137 1525 HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC v. GEORGE FOHL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 62 Conn. App. 612 (AC 19990), is denied. Page 920 John J. Resnik, in support of the petition. Jeffrey J. Holley, in opposition. Decided May 30, 2001

394 A.2d 201 ARRUDA REALTY, INC. v. CECILE DOYON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied by the court. Lawrence W. Bates, Jr., in support of the petition. Submitted October 13, 1978 Decided October 25, 1978

238 A.2d 798 DAVID CHOZICK ET AL. v. TOWN COUNCIL OF WEST HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiffs to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Valentine J. Sacco, for the appellees (plaintiffs). Russell L. Post, Jr., for the appellants (defendants). Argued […]

13 A.2d 868 BEATRICE DONCOURT ET ALS. v. CORNELIUS J. DANAHER ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The plaintiffs claimed that women entertainers should be exempted from the operation of the statute forbidding restaurants, cafes, dining rooms, barber shops, hairdressing or manicuring establishments or photograph galleries from […]

557 A.2d 134 DONNA YOUNG ET AL. v. DAVID T. CHASE ET AL. (6253)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., SPALLONE and FOTI, Js. The plaintiffs sought a judgment declaring void and illegal two special exceptions granted by the defendant Farmington plan and zoning commission permitting the named defendant, C, to construct a television broadcast tower […]

714 A.2d 8 ROBERT H. VALENTI ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON ET AL.[*] Supreme Court of Connecticut [*] The appeal was withdrawn September 3, 1998. The defendants Anthony J. Torraca and Francis Krackowski’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 47 Conn. App. 937 (AC 16235), […]

673 A.2d 1181 PATRICIA KARI v. MICHAEL DEPALO, JR., ET AL. (14658)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Argued March 22, 1996 Officially released April 23, 1996 Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

767 A.2d 105 DOROTHY S. MITCHELL v. MORRIS SILVERSTEIN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 21180) is denied. Morris Silverstein, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided January 25, 2001

885 A.2d 218 INDY SENGCHANTHONG v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. No. (AC 26105).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Harper and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant commissioner of motor vehicles suspending the plaintiff’s motor vehicle operator’s license for ninety days pursuant to statute (§ 14-227b) following […]

53 A.2d 296 ANNA MARLEY v. THE NEW ENGLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. One who is put in a perilous position by the negligence of another is not guilty of contributory negligence if he takes such steps to protect himself as a reasonably prudent person […]

692 A.2d 1255 ALEXANDER CISLO v. CITY OF SHELTON (15451)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Palmer and Ment, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff police officer, who had been charged with the sexual assault of a police informant, sought, pursuant to statute (§ 53-39a), indemnification from the defendant city for the expenses he had […]

671 A.2d 863 GRANT WESTERSON v. VINCENT COCCOLI ET AL. (14112)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Heiman and Hennessy, Js. Argued February 14, 1996 Decision released March 5, 1996 Action to dissolve a partnership, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex and referred to Hon. Daniel F. Spallone, […]

933 A.2d 279 ANDRIA WARD v. DISTINCTIVE DIRECTORIES, LLC (AC 27715)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Harper and Peters, Js. Argued September 18, 2007 Officially released October 23, 2007 Procedural History Action to recover damages for, inter alia, breach of contract, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

29 A.2d 765 EMILY SHAKER, ADMINISTRATRIX, C.T.A. (ESTATE OF JAMES G. SHAKER) v. GEORGE SHAKER, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., JENNINGS, ELLS, DICKENSON and INGLIS, Js. Under our wrongful death statute the cause of action sued upon is not a new one created in the personal representative of the decedent or in […]

632 A.2d 718 INVESTORS MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. v. HERBERT SMITH ET AL. (12252)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and CRETELLA, Js. Argued September 22, 1993 Decision released October 12, 1993 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, where the court, Katz, J., […]

519 A.2d 1201 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUBY COLEMAN (12925)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, CALLAHAN and BRENNEMAN, Js. The defendant was charged by information in 1979 with fraud in obtaining state aid, which is punishable as a class B felony, with an applicable statute of limitations (54-193 [b])of five years. She was […]

116 A.2d 440 THE CHARLES PARKER COMPANY v. THE SILVER CITY CRYSTAL COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and PHILLIPS, Js. A distinction between slander, which consists of defamatory words spoken, and libel, which exists where defamatory words are printed and published, has long been recognized. The reading of Page […]

KENNETH MYERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 17 A.3d 539 (AC 31621)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Alvord and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of several narcotics violations and had been found to be in violation of his probation, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he received ineffective assistance of counsel […]

723 A.2d 320 JACQUELINE WRIGHT ET AL. v. PHILIP HUTT Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 439 (AC 17063), is denied. Steven D. Jacobs, in support of the petition. Christopher L. Jefford and Craig A. Fontaine, in opposition. Decided November 18, 1998 Page […]

LUIS FERNANDEZ v. CHARIE VILLAVICENCIO 20 A.3d 98 (AC 32203)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Beach and West, Js. Argued June 3, 2011 Officially released June 21, 2011 Plaintiffs appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Hon. James G. Kenefick, Jr., judge trial referee. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

692 A.2d 869 BERNARD EDWARDS v. BAMBI EDWARDS (15688)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Landau, Js. Argued March 18, 1997 Officially released April 8, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Mintz, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

863 A.2d 697 WOODY BOISETTE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Woody Boisette’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 85 Conn. App. 732 (AC 24284), is denied. Aaron J. Romano, special public defender, in support of the petition. Page 904 Julia K. Conlin, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in […]

445 A.2d 322 CITY OF MIDDLETOWN v. POLICE LOCAL, No. 1361 Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SANTANIELLO, Js. Where, as here, a trial court vacates an arbitration award before the time “within which the award is required to be rendered, ” has expired, it is, by statute (52-418), empowered to […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSE PAULINO 12 A.3d 628 (AC 30935)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Bear and Borden, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent and possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1500 feet of a public school, the […]

WILLIAM J. LANE v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 7 A.3d 950 (AC 31251)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Robinson and Bear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover uninsured motorist benefits allegedly due under automobile insurance policies issued by the defendant insurance Page 425 companies, M Co. and H Co. The plaintiff had been […]

129 A.2d 358 J. RODNEY ALTMAN v. G. ALBERT HILL, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, 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. Circumstances and conditions tending to depreciate […]

930 A.2d 793 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WILTON (AC 27239)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 8-30g [g]), a local commission defending an appeal of its decision to deny an application for an affordable housing development shall have the burden to […]

540 A.2d 73 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOAQUIN RODRIGUEZ Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is denied. Dennis F. O’Toole, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Vincent J. Dooley, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February 2, 1988

26 A.3d 93 RETIREMENT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. v. BERNARD L. MADOFF ET AL. (AC 32216)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Robinson and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, the town of Fairfield and two retirement programs for certain town employees, sought to recover damages from the defendants for, inter alia, […]

327 A.2d 593 HELEN S. SUTTON v. JOSEPH P. LEONE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ motion for judgment pursuant to § 696 of the Practice Book, as amended, in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is granted. Edward S. Ludorf, for the appellants (defendants). Richard J. Seserman, […]

13 A.2d 753 ELLSWORTH E. BOISELLE ET AL. v. MAX ROGOFF ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The court’s instruction that the plaintiffs might recover upon the ground of the named defendant’s negligence in using a defective rim in mounting a tire on the truck of the […]

255 A.2d 822 AUGUSTUS J. SIMMONS v. THOMAS C. McKONE, ADMINISTRATOR D.B.N., C.T.A. (ESTATE OF ANASTASIA SIMMONS), ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, Js. The extinction of, or a material change or alteration in, the subject matter of a specific testamentary gift operates as an ademption of the […]

239 A.2d 486 JOHN L. SENIOR, JR. v. S. DJANA HOPE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER, THIM and RYAN, Js. The plaintiff, in a third-party action, sought to implead the defendants in a suit by P to collect from the plaintiff a commission arising out of the sale of the plaintiff’s […]

271 A.2d 319 L. WAYNE FURTNEY ET AL. v. SIMSBURY ZONING COMMISSION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, C.J., HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and SHAPIRO, Js. The defendant J’s application to rezone his property from a single-family residence classification to a designed business, development one, to permit him thereby to erect a shopping center thereon […]

562 A.2d 470 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY WILLIAMSON (13510)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and HULL, Js. Convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court. That court set aside the trial court’s judgment and remanded the case for a new trial, it […]

400 A.2d 736 JEAN T. ROBINSON v. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY BOARD OF REVIEW ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant W. Whitney Stueck, Inc., for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex at Middletown is granted by the court. Paul E. Knag, in support of the […]

362 A.2d 512 WILLIAM P. GLENN v. STOP AND SHOP, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. On appeal from a workmen’s compensation commissioner, the review by the trial court is limited to (1) determining whether the commissioner’s conclusions are consistent with his findings of fact, and […]

704 A.2d 803 JOHN J. PITCHELL v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 799 (AC 16267), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly hold that the appearance of the attorney for the city […]

530 A.2d 210 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RONALD J. GRIFFIN (5216)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. The defendant, who was charged with the crimes of attempted sexual assault in the third degree and assault in the second degree, appealed to this court from his conviction of the crimes of attempted […]

860 A.2d 1268 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GARY LEE. No. AC 23551.Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and Foti and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the second degree, assault in the third degree, breach of the peace and interfering with an officer, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: […]

24 A.2d 477 THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NORWICH v. THE NORWICH SAVINGS SOCIETY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., JENNINGS, ELLS, BALDWIN and FOSTER, Js. At the time of suit there was a large discrepancy between the balance which the plaintiff had on deposit with the defendant bank as shown […]

871 A.2d 371 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMAAL COLTHERST. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 87 Conn. App. 93 (AC 25175), is denied. Moira L. Buckley, special public defender, in support of the petition. Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided March 23, 2005. […]

ABBOTT TERRACE HEALTH CENTER, INC. v. ANNA PARAWICH ET AL 990 A.2d 1267 (AC 31007)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Beach and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff nursing home sought to recover damages from the defendant H and his aunt, the defendant P, alleging claims for, inter alia, breach of contract, promissory estoppel and fraudulent conveyance […]

169 A.2d 260 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LORING WHITESIDE Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. The statutory offense of criminal libel consists of the publication of defamatory matter. That, itself, constitutes the crime, and prima facie proof of malice is not ordinarily required. But if the publication was made […]

211 A.2d 687 MARY J. KREJPCIO ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON AND HOUSE, Js. To be entitled to appeal from a decision of the zoning board of appeals, the appellants must establish that they were aggrieved by […]

932 A.2d 481 ALVIN WILSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 27147)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Lavine and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming, inter alia, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his trial for violation of the condition of his probation that he submit to electronic monitoring. […]

620 A.2d 1327 SUSAN B. MIHALYAK v. JOHN MIHALYAK (10825)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and HEIMAN, Js. The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting in part and denying in part his motion to terminate alimony. That court found that […]

667 A.2d 556 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROGER D. ELLS (13284)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Landau and Hennessy, Js. Convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court properly granted the state’s motion to the minor victim to testify outside the defendant’s […]

974 A.2d 764 BECKENSTEIN ENTERPRISES-PRESTIGE PARK, LLC, ET AL. v. JONATHAN M. KELLER ET AL (AC 28680)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Beach and Robinson, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, who had owned certain commercial properties in East Hartford, sought, by way of a four count substituted revised complaint, to recover damages for, inter alia, tortious interference […]

706 A.2d 8 TERRY K. BUSHY ET AL. v. GEORGE E. FORSTER ET AL. (SC 15604)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. Syllabus The defendants, against whom the plaintiffs had sought to recover for, inter alia, personal injuries sustained by the named plaintiff, appealed to this court, following the granting […]

230 A.2d 432 IN RE APPLICATION OF EUGENE E. HUNT FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. Whether, in the absence of any factual dispute, an application by a member of the bar of another state for admission to the Connecticut bar without examination has […]

750 A.2d 1090 RUTH A. KENDALL v. MICHAEL PILKINGTON (SC 16082)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Vertefeuille and Peck, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to the Appellate Court from certain financial orders made by the trial court. The plaintiff moved to dismiss the appeal on the […]

216 A.2d 638 JAMES E. FORAN ET AL. v. JOHN CARANGELO Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. Damages for death and its direct consequences are recoverable only if, and to the extent that, they are made so by statute. The statute (52-555) allowing a recovery by an executor or […]

838 A.2d 947 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GARRICK TURNER (SC 16711)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the second degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court claiming that the trial court improperly […]

936 A.2d 689 VERONICA PELLETIER v. WILLIAM GALSKE. (AC 28212)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Harper and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been represented by the defendant attorney in connection with her purchase of a condominium unit, sought to recover damages for breach of contract, alleging that the defendant had breached Page 78 his […]

495 A.2d 280 SHELBY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. DENNIS DELLA GHELFA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 3 Conn. App. 432, is granted. Paul R. Griffin, in support of the petition. Decided June 25, 1985