Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

786 A.2d 431 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES DILLARD Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 66 Conn. App. 238 (AC 20384), is denied. Felix Esposito, special public defender, in support of the petition. Page 944 Michael E. O’Hare, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided November 27, […]

760 A.2d 153 BIJAY SHANKAR SAHA v. PRITI DUTTA SAHA (AC 20126)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs September 15 Officially released October 31, 2000 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Owens, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 905

WESTBROOK POLICE UNION, LOCAL 1257, COUNCIL 15, AFSCME, AFL-CIO v. TOWN OF WESTBROOK 6 A.3d 1164 (AC 31380)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Alvord, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff police union sought to vacate an arbitration award, claiming that the arbitration panel exceeded its authority and violated public policy by not reinstating S to his […]

635 A.2d 1237 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TYRONE SAILOR (11681)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent and conspiracy to distribute narcotics, the defendant appealed to this court […]

328 A.2d 686 CHRISTOPHER TESTONE v. THE ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. While he was attempting to move a disabled car with his employer’s wrecker, and while he was standing near the car, the plaintiff was injured when an uninsured vehicle struck the […]

781 A.2d 363 NICOLE ANN THIBODEAU v. DESIGN GROUP ONE ARCHITECTS, LLC (AC 20724)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Flynn and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant employer alleging that it had wrongfully terminated her employment because of her pregnancy. The trial court determined, as a matter of law, that the statutory […]

222 A.2d 339 GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BAR OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY v. NORMAN F. DACEY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and RYAN, Js. A review of the history of the statutory prohibition against the illegal practice of law (now 51-88) shows that, with certain exceptions inapplicable in the present […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARTIN GRAY. 16 A.3d 703Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 126 Conn. App. 512 (AC 29164), is denied. NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. G. Douglas Nash, special public defender, in support of the […]

527 A.2d 672 PHELPS DODGE COPPER PRODUCTS COMPANY v. JOHN G. GROPPO, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES (13007)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and HULL, Js. The sale and the use of “machinery used directly in a manufacturing . . . production process” are, by statute (12-412 [34]) exempt from the state sales […]

46 A.2d 895 ANNA SADONIS v. WILLIAM G. GOVAN. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. Where there is a conflict between the memorandum of decision and the finding, the latter controls. The award of $1600 for pain, suffering and disability, while liberal, could not be disturbed on appeal. Argued […]

368 A.2d 76 HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY ET AL. v. SOUTH WINDSOR BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. The plaintiff insurance companies sought to recover damages for the alleged conversion by the defendant bank of a check made payable to them. B Co., an […]

610 A.2d 1245 BRUCE A. BOULEY ET AL. v. CITY OF NORWICH ET AL. (14356)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., GLASS, BORDEN, BERDON and F. X. HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiffs sought to recover underinsured motorist benefits from the defendant city of Norwich for injuries sustained by the named plaintiff, B, when the police cruiser he […]

157 A.2d 759 CHARLES M. LYMAN, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF ANNE P. WURTENBERG) v. JOHN L. SULLIVAN, TAX COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. Adoption establishes the legal relationship of parent and child, with all the consequences of that relationship, between persons not so related by nature. It is […]

728 A.2d 1 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSEPH FERNANDEZ III (AC 18201)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Spear, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder, capital felony and commission of a class A, B or C felony with a firearm, the defendant appealed claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly denied his […]

143 A.2d 454 TOWN OF WETHERSFIELD v. NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. A town’s obligation with regard to highways is a statutory duty, imposed upon it by the state. The statute authorizing actions against towns for injuries from defective highways creates, in effect, […]

472 A.2d 29 THOMAS E. WADSWORTH ET AL. v. DE SPINA ZAHARIADES (2002)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL and DUPONT, Js. On the defendant’s appeal from the trial court’s judgment granting the plaintiffs an easement by prescription over a portion of her land and permanently enjoining her and subsequent holders of title from erecting […]

193 A.2d 716 GEORGIA WHITE v. THE E AND F CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The jury could find that the plaintiff’s fall down the basement stairway of the defendant’s apartment house was caused by the wet condition of the landing above the stairway. To establish […]

901 A.2d 59 VTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LEOTIS PAYNE. (AC 26247).Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Harper and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the charges against him. The defendant had been charged with the crimes of felony murder, robbery in the first […]

883 A.2d 1250 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ISSCHAR HOWARD Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 88 Conn. App. 404 (AC 25251), is denied. Robert W. Chesson, in support of the petition. Page 918 Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 20, 2005

251 A.2d 86 GEORGE W. MILLER ET AL. v. MADLYN PORTER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendants for this court to review the clerk’s taxation of costs in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Allan R. Johnson, in support of the motion. Submitted […]

320 A.2d 861 ALAN R. VARLEY v. NINA B. VARLEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is denied. Joel M. Ellis, for the appellee (plaintiff) Nina B. Varley, pro se, the appellant (defendant). Argued June 4, 1974 Decided June 4, 1974

812 A.2d 866 BEAL BANK, S.S.B. v. AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. (AC 22431).Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Mihalakos and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff bank sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain commercial property owned by the defendants. The trial court rendered judgment of strict foreclosure pursuant to a stipulation of […]

257 A.2d 795 JOHN WELCH ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH BRANFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. In passing on an application for a certificate of approval of a location for a gasoline station, a zoning board of appeals acts in a […]

200 A.2d 483 ROBERT HILTS v. ALLEN R. TAFT Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and HOUSE, Js. The defendant entered an appearance by counsel in the action against him but failed to appear at the trial and was therefore defaulted. On his appeal from the default judgment and from the court’s […]

677 A.2d 950 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES ROGERS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 204 (AC 13685), is denied. Donald Dakers, special public defender, in support of the petition. Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided June 17, 1996

853 A.2d 525 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANDRES TORRES. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 82 Conn. App. 823 (AC 23744), is denied. William B. Westcott, special public defender, in support of the petition. Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided June 30, […]

287 A.2d 357 CHARLES DuBOSE v. JOSEPH F. CARABETTA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Where performance of a building contract is pleaded, the defendant is required to plead specially any claim of defect, impropriety or unsuitability in the work. The burden remains on the plaintiff to prove […]

65 A.2d 579 SALLY W. RUDIS ET AL. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DALY, Js. Argued January 7, 1949 Decided March 15, 1949. Action for a declaratory judgment determining the validity of certain zoning regulations as applied to the plaintiffs, brought to […]

375 A.2d 1024 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LARRY EUGENE BROWN Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. In considering whether an accused has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, the trial court should, in a balancing test, consider at least four factors: the length of the delay, […]

518 A.2d 928 CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. PAMELA WILCOX ET AL. (12757)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, CALLAHAN, CELOTTO and STOUGHTON, Js. The plaintiff bank sought to recover from the defendants the balance due on certain loans it had made allegedly in reliance On a letter of guaranty that had been executed […]

443 A.2d 493 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID J. DUREPO FILE NO. 1084Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued December 21, 1981 — Decided March 19, 1982 Information charging the defendant with larceny in the second degree and using a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission, brought to the Superior Court in the nineteenth geographical […]

122 A.2d 220 PAUL O. BUCKLEY v. MARGOT F. WEBB Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. In 1943 the plaintiff, intending to give the defendant, his wife, a one-half interest in a piece of property owned by him, executed a deed purporting to convey it to himself and his […]

674 A.2d 1333 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TERRY RICHARDSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 40 Conn. App. 526 (AC 13045), is denied. Ellen A. Jawitz, in support of the petition. Robert J. Scheinblum, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 22, 1996

199 A.2d 162 LAKE GARDA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FARMINGTON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, Js. The chairman of the commission which acted on the application of G Co. for a change of zone of ten acres […]

244 A.2d 404 CECIO BROTHERS, INC. v. TOWN OF GREENWICH ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. With no other test of unjust enrichment than what, under a given set of circumstances, is just or unjust, equitable or inequitable, conscionable or unconscionable, it becomes necessary in any case […]

948 A.2d 392 ACORN HOMES, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION (AC 28879)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan Harper and Foti, Js. Argued June 2, 2008 Officially released June 17, 2008 plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Shaban, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

139 A.2d 612 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SALVATORE ANNUNZIATO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut WYNNE, C. J., BALDWIN, DALY, KING and MURPHY, Js. The Minor Courts Act of 1939, while preserving the structure of the municipal courts, provided a new and uniform jurisdiction and practice and procedure for them. It could not be successfully […]

75 A.2d 383 CITY BANK FARMERS TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (WILL OF JEMIMA N. DUDLEY) v. MARY J. WHITTEN, ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, INGLIS, O’SULLIVAN and MURPHY, Js. The heirs-at-law who take upon intestacy resulting from the failure of a contingent remainder to vest are to be ascertained as of […]

732 A.2d 826 VOLKER FRITZ v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF ROXBURY (AC 18215)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Schaller and Sullivan, Js. Argued March 24, 1999 Officially released July 13, 1999 Procedural History Appeal from the decision by the defendant denying the plaintiff’s application for a zoning variance on certain […]

262 A.2d 187 RUSSELL ANDERSON v. F. FRANCIS D’ADDARIO Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. Argued October 9, 1969 Decided October 9, 1969 Action to recover a commission on sales, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the court, Hamill, J.; judgment […]

979 A.2d 469 IN RE JORDEN R.[*] (SC 18169)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and McLachlan, Js. [*] 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 […]

43 A.2d 454 ROSE ONOFRIO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF RALPH ONOFRIO) v. HOWARD S. PALMER ET AL., TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The conclusion of the court that the evidence was insufficient to justify an inference that the […]

625 A.2d 1374 DUNCAN W. CANEY v. OLF VELDHUIS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Lydia Veldhuis’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 907 (AC 10703), is denied. Joan J. Baird, in support of the petition. Decided May 17, 1993 Page 903

908 A.2d 543 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VINCENT GRIFFIN, JR Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 97 Conn.App. 169 (AC 25687), is denied. Annacarina Del Mastro, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided October 10, […]

718 A.2d 14 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RONALD VASQUEZ Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 48 Conn. App. 130 (AC 16118), is denied. NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. J. Brendan Sharkey, special public defender, in support of the […]

508 A.2d 848 PAUL J. RAMOS v. WILLIAM COHN (4418)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. Argued May 9, 1986 — Decision released June 3, 1986 Action to recover on a promissory note, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield and referred to Hon. Irving […]

EDWARD BOCK v. LUCILLE BOCK 14 A.3d 479 (AC 32151)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Beach and Bear, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dismissing for lack of jurisdiction her postjudgment motion for contempt, in which she alleged that […]

712 A.2d 984 KAREN GRIMES v. CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LITCHFIELD (AC 14698)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., Lavery and Landau, Js. SYLLABUS On remand from the Supreme Court, this court was directed to consider the claims remaining on the plaintiff’s appeal challenging the defendant conservation commission’s approval of permit applications filed by […]

310 A.2d 71 CHARLES W. RANDOLPH, JR. v. SAMUEL POORVU ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is dismissed. No appearance for either side. Decided October 2, 1973

391 A.2d 181 CATHERINE DEVITT v. JOHN C. MANULIK Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for permission to refile her corrected brief is granted by the court. Anthony J. Lasala, in support of the motion. Submitted September 19, 1978 Decided October 4, 1978 The parties’ motion for permission to consolidate their appeals in the […]

931 A.2d 262 EDWARD C. DEMERS, JR. v. STEVEN C. ROSA Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 102 Conn. App. 497 (AC27713), is denied. John K. McDonald, in support of the petition. David Compagnone, in opposition. SCHALLER, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision […]

439 A.2d 339 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT A. GUNNING Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and WRIGHT, Js. On the defendant’s appeal to this court from his conviction of the crime of felony murder, held: 1. The defendant was not denied a fundamental constitutional right or a fair trial by a reference, […]

916 A.2d 48 CITIBANK, FSB v. ALAN KAUFMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendants Alan Kaufman and Laurence Kaufman for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 26797) is denied. Ellery E. Plotkin and Alan Kaufman, pro se, in support of the petition. Lloyd S. Lowinger, in opposition. Decided […]

717 A.2d 713 NEW ENGLAND SAVINGS BANK v. BEDFORD REALTY CORPORATION ET AL. (SC 15828)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Norcott, Katz, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff, as the third assignee of a mortgage on property owned by the defendant, appealed from the judgment of the trial court dismissing its foreclosure action […]

614 A.2d 830 JAMES STEVENS v. RAYMARK CORPORATION/RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 28 Conn. App. 226, is denied. Thomas H. Cotter, in support of the petition. Decided September 17, 1992 Page 922

542 A.2d 711 KEVIN G. DUBAY, CONSERVATOR (ESTATE OF ELIZABETH IRISH) v. INASITA IRISH (13239)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and HULL, Js. The plaintiff, the conservator of the estate of E, sought to recover for organic brain damage sustained by E when she ingested certain medications prescribed for her mother, the […]

416 A.2d 1205 WILLIAM C. TOMLIN v. PERSONNEL APPEAL BOARD OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Js. On the plaintiff’s appeal to this court from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing his appeal from the decision of the defendant personnel appeal board […]

66 A.2d 126 PERSONAL AUTO FINANCE COMPANY v. GRACE E. BOVE Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and CORNELL, Js. In April, 1945, the defendant, her mother and sister were living in Pennsylvania and gave Z a check for $345 to get a car for them. In June he purchased a car […]

WILLIAM LAWLER v. WESLEY HATCH 13 A.3d 731 (AC 31858)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Flynn, Js. Submitted on briefs December 1, 2010 Officially released March 15, 2011 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, Domnarski, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

835 A.2d 47 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CLIFTON KNIGHT, JR (SC 16980)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who was convicted of the crime of criminal possession of a firearm, appealed claiming that the trial court improperly denied his motion for judgment of acquittal. The defendant […]

799 A.2d 335 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSHUA D. LAMBERT (AC 20106)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Dranginis and Daly, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in connection with a convenience store robbery, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter […]

233 A.2d 320 MARGUERITE L. NOWELL v. AMES NOWELL Supreme Court of Connecticut The application by the defendant for a further extension of time is granted to the extent that the effective date of the order of May 10, 1967, is deferred until November 7, 1967. John J. Sullivan, in support of the application. Submitted […]

818 A.2d 69 FLEET NATIONAL BANK v. VIJAY J. NAZARETH ET AL. (AC 22610)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Flynn and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The defendant property owners appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court finding them liable to the substitute plaintiff, R, in a mortgage foreclosure action in which only the […]

667 A.2d 86 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWIN QUILES (13092)Appellate Court of Connecticut Heiman, Hennessy and Glass, Js. Argued October 30, 1995 Decision released November 21, 1995 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent, possession of narcotics with intent […]

17 A.2d 771 HARRY C. McNAUGHT v. EDWARD A. SMITH. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. In determining whether two vehicles are arriving at an intersection at approximately the same time, as those words are used in the right of way statute (636c, Cum. Sup. 1935), the test […]

16 A.2d 582 PAUL R. EVANS, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF NORMA C. EVANS) v. RUTH M. DICKINSON Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. In the present case held that the question of the contributory negligence of the plaintiff’s intestate, who was run over and killed as she crossed the […]

554 A.2d 686 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PERRY LEE HERRING (13238)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Pursuant to the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD) (54-186), where an individual incarcerated in one state requests prompt disposition of criminal charges pending against him in another state, dismissal of those charges is […]

519 A.2d 615 ROBERT BUCHHOLZ’S APPEAL FROM PROBATE (4456)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., HULL and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the denial by the Probate Court of his application to be named guardian of his adult mentally retarded daughter. The trial court determined that the plaintiff was not […]

757 A.2d 1175 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BALBIR SINGH (AC 19243)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Pellegrino and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of two counts of the crime of arson in the first degree in connection with a fire in a building that housed his restaurant, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant […]

622 A.2d 1030 ADELAIDE KAGAN v. ELLIOT GINSBERG, COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN RESOURCES (11278)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, LANDAU and FREEDMAN Js. The plaintiff sought, pursuant to the Personal Data Act (§ 4-190 et seq.) disclosure by the defendant commissioner of human resources of certain portions of a file maintained on her as a day-care provider. […]

967 A.2d 275 VINCENT J. CATRINI v. ERIC ERICKSON ET AL. (AC 29770)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Argued January 8, 2009 Officially released March 17, 2009 Procedural History Action to recover damages for, inter alia, fraudulent misrepresentation, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

218 A.2d 537 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF WEST HAVEN v. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by Ira B. Grudberg, amicus curiae, for permission to file an additional brief in the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied. Submitted […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALISON BEGLEY. STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROCCO T. CAPOBIANCO. STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NICHOLAS J. DELUCA, JR. STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL D. PRICE 2 A.3d 1 (AC 28754), (AC 28809), (AC 28897), (AC 28882)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Robinson and West, Js.[*] [*] The listing of judges […]

491 A.2d 1112 JOHN GILL NIELSEN v. SANDRA EMEIS NIELSEN (2533)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. The plaintiff appealed from the judgment of the trial court dismissing, on the ground of a prior pending action, the action he had brought in the judicial district of Waterbury for enforcement of the property […]

815 A.2d 294 WELTON BRYANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 22970)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Schaller and West, Js. Argued January 7 Officially released January 28, 2003 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, Rittenband, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

958 A.2d 150 JOSEPHINE GAIDA ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SHELTON. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 108 Conn. App. 19 (AC 28421), is denied. Thomas J. Welch, in support of the petition. Ian Angus Cole, in opposition. Decided September […]

256 A.2d 685 HELEN V. CASCIO ET AL. v. TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER, THIM and DANNEHY, Js. The local legislative zoning body, the defendant town council here, is endowed with a broad, liberal discretion in detaining the public need and the means of meeting […]

657 A.2d 726 MADELINE SCHWAB v. JEROME W. SCHWAB, JR. (13350)Appellate Court of Connecticut HEIMAN, SCHALLER and HENNESSY, Js. Argued March 23, 1995 Decision released May 2, 1995 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. Leonard […]

314 A.2d 780 EAST HAVEN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY v. FRANK DEPINO Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to strike the defendant’s assignment of errors and to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is granted. Anthony F. DeMayo, for the appellee (plaintiff). Frank DePino, pro se, the appellant (defendant). Argued February […]

595 A.2d 1377 JERI L. BILLINGTON v. RANDALL J. BILLINGTON (14143)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js. The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court from the judgment of the trial court opening and modifying, on the ground of fraud, a prior trial court judgment dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff […]

921 A.2d 128 SHAWN CROCKER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 26603).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Rogers and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. The habeas court rendered judgment denying the petition, from which the petitioner, on the granting of certification, […]

515 A.2d 380 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GLADYS HOBSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 8 Conn. App. 13, is denied. John R. Williams, in support of the petition. Decided September 24, 1986

777 A.2d 214 PATRICIA PESZYNSKI v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST (AC 20584)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Dranginis and Flynn, Js. Argued May 29, 2001 Officially released July 3, 2001 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex, Higgins, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.