Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

362 A.2d 904 WALTER E. HELLER AND COMPANY, INC., ET AL. v. GEORGE SALERNO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. A security agreement may be established through several writings signed by the same or different debtors. M Co.’s obligation to repay a loan of more than $3 […]

915 A.2d 857 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERIC EDMAN. No. (SC 17516).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Hauser, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who pleaded nolo contendere to the crimes of possession of narcotics and possession of a controlled substance after the trial court had denied his motion to suppress certain evidence seized […]

561 A.2d 981 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION (7651)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, STOUGHTON and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff emergency medical services commission (EMSC) appealed to the trial court from a decision of the defendant freedom of information commission (FOIC) determining that the EMSC had […]

659 A.2d 1188 THOMAS BAYUSIK v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. (15080)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, KATZ, PALMER, LAVERY and MENT, Js. The plaintiff sought to vacate an arbitration award denying his claim for underinsured motorist benefits under a policy issued by the defendant insurer A Co. on the ground that he had not […]

438 A.2d 723 RICHARD CAIN v. FRANCIS T. MOORE, WARDEN, NEW HAVEN CORRECTIONAL CENTER Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The trial court did not err in denying the plaintiff’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He had been arrested in this state pursuant to a second rendition […]

508 A.2d 31 MARIA D’ULISSE-CUPO v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 153, is granted. Thomas E. Crosby, in support of the petition. Joseph D. Garrison, in opposition. Decided April 8, 1986

792 A.2d 908 HOWARD ODOM v. HELEN ODOM (AC 20989)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Mihalakos and Dupont, Js. Submitted on briefs December 13, 2001 Officially released January 15, 2002 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex, Higgins, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

887 A.2d 917 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JUAN ROSADO. No. (AC 25162).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, Bishop and McDonald, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation and sentencing him to five years of a previously suspended sentence on an underlying conviction of risk of […]

509 A.2d 517 IRVING H. PERLMUTTER v. CAROL C. JOHNSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 292, is denied. Carol C. Johnson, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided May 15, 1986 Page 802

467 A.2d 944 ROBERT PLAWECKI ET AL. v. ANGELO TOMASSO, INC. (2300)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, HULL and BORDEN, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries he sustained while he was operating a three-wheel roller which had been supplied to his employer by the defendant. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict in […]

299 A.2d 549 JOHN E. BRIGHENTI ET AL. v. EMPIRE REALTY CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Harry L. Nair, for the appellee (defendant). No appearance for the plaintiffs. Argued February 6, 1973 Decided February 6, 1973

772 A.2d 559 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TODD DARNELL DAVIS (SC 16329)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and burglary in the first degree, the defendant appealed challenging, inter alia, the trial court’s imposition of an additional five year sentence […]

882 A.2d 673 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION v. AFSCME, COUNCIL 4, LOCAL 184 Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 89 Conn. App. 680 (AC 25591), is denied. ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Bourke G. Spellacy, Barbara A. Frederick and […]

980 A.2d 362 CORNELIUS J. HARGROVE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 29817)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Beach and Hennessy, Js. Argued September 24, 2009 Officially released October 20, 2009 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Swords, J. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed.

847 A.2d 1080 ANTHONY W. OLIPHANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 23549)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had completed consecutive sentences for his April, 1995 convictions on two separate informations and was continuing to serve a longer concurrent sentence for a conviction in September, 1995, on […]

72 A.2d 645 WILLIAM F. CONNELLY, TAX COMMISSIONER [DENNIS P. O’CONNOR, TAX COMMISSIONER, SUBSTITUTED PLAINTIFF] v. WATERBURY NATIONAL BANK, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF MARTHA S. WADE) Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, DICKENSON AND BALDWIN, Js. Under the statutes of this state the tax on property passing at death is a tax upon the […]

461 A.2d 453 DeFOREST INDUSTRIES, INC. v. MICHAEL GAETANO ET AL. FILE No. 1288Appellate Session of the Superior Court The plaintiff real estate brokerage company, D Co., which had an exclusive listing agreement to sell or to lease certain real property of the defendants, M and C, sought to recover from them a sales commission […]

976 A.2d 784 JOB ADISA AYANTOLA v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TECHNICAL COLLEGES (AC 29034)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who worked as an assistant professor for a community college, sought to recover damages for, inter alia, alleged employment discrimination and retaliation in connection with the defendant’s failure to […]

759 A.2d 507 VIRGINIA RIGGIO v. ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 58 Conn. App. 309 (AC 18910), is denied. Linda L. Morkan, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Fitzgerald, in opposition. Decided September 27, 2000

CICERO BOOKER, JR. v. MICHAEL J. JARJURA ET AL 995 A.2d 636Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant Dov Braunstein for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 120 Conn. App. 1 (AC 29941), is denied. Howard K. Levine, in support of the petition. Frederick W. Krug, in opposition. EVELEIGH, J., did not […]

747 A.2d 47 GEORGE M. MANDES v. ROBERT GODIKSEN ET AL. (AC 18532)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought, inter alia, to quiet title to certain beachfront property over which the defendants claimed easements. The trial court rendered judgment effectively quieting title in the plaintiff, but construing deed reservations […]

192 A.2d 635 PARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. VIOLET F. KNAPP, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF C. STANLEY KNAPP) Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. Section 52-91 requires a defendant who desires to plead to the jurisdiction or in abatement or both to do so in one plea. The plea in abatement […]

526 A.2d 532 LEWIS TRUCK AND TRAILER, INC. v. ANTOINE JANDREAU (4899)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, BIELUCH and BERDON, Js. On the defendant’s appeal from the judgment for the plaintiff on the defendant’s counterclaim for abuse of process in the plaintiffs unsuccessful action to recover for repairs made on the defendant’s vehicle, held that the […]

235 A.2d 643 JULIAN P. DONOHUE v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF NORWALK Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, Js. In that the adoption of a zoning regulation is basically a legislative process, the court’s function is to determine the expressed legislative intent from an examination of the […]

610 A.2d 689 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES ARTHUR BARNES (10379)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., NORCOTT and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crime of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that the trial court […]

921 A.2d 679 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NA’IM B.[1] No. (AC 26569).Appellate Court of Connecticut [1] In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline to identify the defendant, the victim or others through whom the victim’s identity may […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROSS LIVINGSTON MILLER JR 999 A.2d 844 (AC 30466)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Harper, Js. Syllabus Convicted of several motor vehicle offenses including reckless driving, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction stemmed from an incident in which the defendant drove his vehicle at a high rate […]

DOROTHY VREDENBURGH ET AL. v. NORWALK PROBATE COURT ET AL 984 A.2d 773 (AC 30576)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Robinson and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, V and B, appealed to the trial court from the order and decree of the Probate Court appointing the defendant K temporary conservator of the estate of V. The […]

229 A.2d 358 PATRICIA M. RIFKIN v. SAMUEL RIFKIN Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover support payments under the terms of a property settlement and separation agreement executed in Connecticut between the defendant and herself as husband and wife. Under the terms of the […]

683 A.2d 422 LYN P. FINKELDEY v. ROBERT FINKELDEY, JR., ET AL. (15905)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Heiman, Js. Argued October 1, 1996 Officially released October 29, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex Gordon, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

971 A.2d 810 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD W.[1] (AC 28755)Appellate Court of Connecticut [1] In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual abuse and the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline to identify the victim or others through whom the victim’s identity may […]

561 A.2d 946 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER P. BRUENS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 18 Conn. App. 459, is denied. Carl D. Eisenman, public defender, in support of the petition. Mitchell S. Brody, deputy assistant state’s attorney in opposition. Decided June 21, 1989 Page […]

77 A.2d 332 STUART H. V. CARLSON v. HARRY LIBBY Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. Whether a promise with respect to the use of land is a covenant real as distinguished from a personal covenant depends upon the intent of the parties to the promise, to be determined […]

619 A.2d 842 RONALD WISLOCKI v. TOWN OF PROSPECT ET AL. (14578)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and KATZ, Js. Where a volunteer fire fighter, like the plaintiff here, is injured while engaged in fire training, that fire fighter is not eligible to receive benefits pursuant to the concurrent employment statute (31-310) […]

589 A.2d 3 EDWARD FENN v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SEYMOUR (9276)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, NORCOTT and FOTI, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Seymour denying his application for a zone change that would […]

934 A.2d 306 NANCY WEINSTEIN v. LUKE A. WEINSTEIN (AC 24855)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Bishop and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s motion to modify child support. After this court […]

201 A.2d 654 THE LEO FOUNDATION v. BERNARD E. CABELUS, BUILDING INSPECTOR OF THE TOWN OF BERLIN Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and HOUSE, Js. The building permit obtained by the plaintiff in 1959 for the erection of a school building stated that it would be void one year from date […]

14 A.2d 39 LILLIAN S. CLARK, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF FRED D. CLARK) v. HASKEL ROSEN Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js.[1] The plaintiff (and her intestate) received from the defendant certain lots of chickens to be cared for by them until they became broilers and sold by the defendant under […]

226 A.2d 397 ELEANOR I. MAHER ET AL. v. THE TOWN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF STRATFORD ET AL. (two cases) Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. In the appeal from the approval of certain premises as a special “case” (exception) for the construction of apartment […]

753 A.2d 938 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MATTHEW ROBINSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 794 (AC 19242), is denied. Lauren Weisfeld, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 28, 2000

535 A.2d 382 SPECTRUM OF CONNECTICUT, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF ELLINGTON (5370)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, BIELUCH and O’CONNELL, Js. The plaintiff, S Co., appealed to the trial court from the decision of the named defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Ellington denying its application to […]

321 A.2d 462 L. MARY McTIGUE ET AL. v. NEW LONDON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ET AL. ROSE LUBCHANSKY ET AL. v. NEW LONDON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The distinction between criminal contempt and civil Contempt of a court order is found in the character […]

688 A.2d 374 RONALD J. MARTIN v. LISA A. MARTIN (15386)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Landau, Js. Argued January 22, 1997 Officially released February 11, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Santos, J. Per Curiam. See Bryant v. Bryant, 228 Conn. 630, 637 A.2d […]

705 A.2d 195 RICHARD D. LAUER ET AL. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF REDDING ET AL. (SC 15680)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and McDonald, Js. Syllabus On the granting of certification, the named plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the Appellate Court setting aside his […]

AMI LACHOWICZ v. MATTHEW RUGENS. 994 A.2d 1287Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 866 (AC 30574), is denied. Laura Ondrush, in support of the petition. Peter D. Clark, in opposition. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this […]

808 A.2d 1133 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANDRE JOHNSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 71 Conn. App. 272 (AC 21304), is denied. Robert E. Byron, special public defender, in support of the petition. Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 27, […]

802 A.2d 901 UNITED COASTAL INDUSTRIES, INC. v. CLEARHEART CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (AC 21610)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The defendant contractor appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court ordering it to pay restitution to the plaintiff subcontractor for work done in partial performance of […]

MARIA SILVA ET AL. v. WALGREEN COMPANY ET AL 992 A.2d 1190 (AC 30625)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Robinson and Thompson, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff M brought an action against the defendants for, inter alia, negligence in connection with injuries she allegedly sustained when she was given the wrong prescription by a pharmacy owned by […]

588 A.2d 667 GILBERT KELMAN ET AL. v. ZAIDA McDONALD, TRUSTEE (7888)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and HEIMAN, Js. The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court quieting title to certain real property in the plaintiffs. Held that the trial court’s factual findings and legal conclusions were supported […]

MARY BROOKS v. SCOTT BROOKS 997 A.2d 504 (AC 30140)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and awarding the plaintiff lump sum alimony in the amount of $1,730,446. The trial court’s lump sum […]

797 A.2d 643 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANDRZEJ CZYZEWSKI (AC 20978)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the defendant appealed to this court, challenging the trial court’s denial of […]

629 A.2d 1084 COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK v. TOWN OF GREENWICH ET AL. (14710)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, KATZ and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff, a New York municipal corporation that owns and operates an airport located on the border of New York and Connecticut, sought, in the United States District Court, […]

860 A.2d 1265 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN SAUNDERS. No. AC 24816.Appellate Court of Connecticut. Foti, McLachlan and Freedman, Js. Argued October 12, 2004. Officially released December 7, 2004. Procedural History Substitute information charging the defendant with the crime of larceny in the third degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

325 A.2d 263 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND BEAULIEU Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. After a police officer chased an individual he had seen leaving a window at a country club into a brush area, it was sealed off. In an ensuing search of that area the only […]

719 A.2d 1174 JOHN C. MANDANICI v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF SHELTON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 50 Conn. App. 308 (AC 17469/17475), is denied. Joseph R. Mirrione, in support of the petition. Ian A. Cole and Thomas J. Welch, in […]

973 A.2d 104 JOHN F. FEDUS ET AL. v. ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant Colchester, LLC, for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 112 Conn. App. 844 (AC 29350), is denied. Lewis K. Wise, in support of the petition. Eric H. […]

968 A.2d 960 RICHARD STEC ET AL. v. RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (AC 29346)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Lavine and West, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, R and J, in 1986 sought to recover workers’ compensation benefits, alleging that R, who later died, had contracted lung cancer as a result of his exposure to asbestos […]

438 A.2d 46 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MIGUEL TORRES Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. Charged with, inter alia, the crime of burglary in the third degree (53a-103), the defendant, who had entered a plea of guilty to that charge, moved, before the imposition of sentence by the trial […]

547 A.2d 97 JOANN ROMAN ET AL. v. CITY OF STAMFORD (5912)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, STOUGHTON and FOTI, Js. The defendant city appealed from the judgment of the trial court awarding damages to the plaintiffs for injuries they sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a falling tree. The […]

600 A.2d 5 HARRY HYATT v. CITY OF MILFORD (9923)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, LAVERY and LANDAU, Js. The plaintiff retired firefighter brought an action in Superior Court seeking, pursuant to the statute (31-300) applicable to the enforcement of compensation awards, to recover compensation allegedly due him for heart disease. The workers’ compensation commissioner had […]

479 A.2d 249 MOSES J. NEIDITZ ET AL. v. MORTON S. FINE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (2275)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL and DUPONT, Js. The plaintiff landowners, who had submitted an application for a zone change which was initially approved, but which was later disapproved because of errors in the survey of the property […]

118 A.2d 302 NORMA SCHONWALD v. VAN COURT W. TAPP ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The statute concerning liability of the owner or keeper for damage done by his dog creates a cause of action that did not exist at common law. To recover under it […]

367 A.2d 1026 MORTON B. KAHN REALTY COMPANY ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County at Stamford is denied. John E. Smyth, assistant corporation counsel, in support of the petition. Isadore M. […]

496 A.2d 222 SANDRA ESPOSITO ET AL. v. JOY WETHERED ET AL. (3332)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., BORDEN and GLASS, Js. The plaintiffs sought damages for personal injuries and property damage allegedly caused by the negligence of the named defendant and of the defendant S Co. S Co. moved for summary judgment, filing with […]

736 A.2d 941 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL COPP (AC 17373)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Spear, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, […]

797 A.2d 515 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GLENN JONES Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 68 Conn. App. 562 (AC 20990), is denied. Lisa J. Steele, special public defender, in support of the petition. C. Robert Satti, Jr., senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April […]

818 A.2d 72 LOREN YOUNG MUNROE ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF BRANFORD ET AL. (AC 19672)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Bishop and Dupont, Js. Syllabus On remand from the Supreme Court, this court was directed to determine the merits of the plaintiffs’ challenge to the decision by the defendant […]

909 A.2d 946 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL BUNKER. No. (SC 17491).Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Argued October 27, 2006. Officially released November 21, 2006. Procedural History Two part substitute information charging the defendant, in the first part, with the crimes of sale of narcotics and possession of narcotics, […]

JENNIFER JAMES v. THE VALLEY-SHORE Y.M.C.A., INC. 6 A.3d 1199 (AC 31571)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Beach and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for negligence for personal injuries she allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell on the steps of a ladder as she entered a pool on […]

206 A.2d 442 MINNIE GODEK v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal of the defendant Mary A. Moriarty from the Superior Court in Hartford County is denied. James D. O’Connor, for the appellee (plaintiff). William R. Moller, with whom was Edmund T. Curran, […]

682 A.2d 1014 TOWN CLOSE ASSOCIATES v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 94 (AC 14959), is denied. MCDONALD, J., dissenting. I would grant the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal. Carl R. […]

411 A.2d 593 SPORTSMEN’S BOATING CORPORATION v. CONNECTICUT TAX COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford is denied by the court. Omar H. Shepard, Jr., in support of the petition. Ralph G. Murphy and Paul M. Scimonelli, […]

21 A.3d 723 IN RE JOSEPH W., JR., ET AL.[*] (SC 18660)Supreme 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 […]

33 A.2d 132 ROBERT DANAHY v. COLUMBUS CUNEO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger in a car owned by the named defendant and driven by his son. A contested issue, determinative of the defendant’s liability, was whether the […]

257 A.2d 44 D.H.R. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. THE RIDGEFIELD CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the named defendant for this court to review the action of the trial court denying its motion for an extension of time in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is […]

726 A.2d 1168 JOHN V. TURNER, JR. v. CHARLOTTE CROMAN (AC 17884)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Sullivan and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought damages for the defendant attorney’s alleged malpractice in advising him concerning his child support obligations. The defendant filed an answer, special defenses and a counterclaim. The trial court granted […]

519 A.2d 81 IGNATIUS SZABO ET AL. v. ANNA BEREGSZAZY, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. SZABO) (4731)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. Argued November 7, 1986 — Decision released December 23, 1986 Appeal from the order of the Probate Court for the district of Shelton, brought to the Superior Court […]

542 A.2d 1136 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BRUCE E. RODGERS (13062)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN and COVELLO, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and attempted murder in connection with an incident in which the victim was allegedly strangled into unconsciousness and then sexually assaulted, the […]