Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

789 A.2d 545 JENNIE OLYNCIW v. STOP SHOP COMPANIES, INC. (AC 21070)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Landau and Freedman, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover for personal injuries she sustained in a fall at the defendant’s supermarket. The defendant denied that it was Page 774 negligent and filed special defenses alleging that […]

727 A.2d 252 FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK v. STANLEY M. KRUPA ET AL. (AC 18426)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued January 13 Officially released March 30, 1999 Procedural History Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district […]

761 A.2d 759 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES C. SERVELLO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 362 (AC 18884), is denied. MCDONALD, C. J., and KATZ, SULLIVAN and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Jon Schoenhorn, […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLETTE NANCE. 991 A.2d 569Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 392 (AC 30047), is denied. Elizabeth M. Inkster, senior assistant public defender, and Molly H. Arabolos, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Harry Weller, senior assistant state’s […]

785 A.2d 1189 IN RE BRIANNA B.[*] (AC 20946)Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book 79-3, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection only to […]

772 A.2d 769 ANIMAL RIGHTS FRONT v. ARTHUR J. ROCQUE, JR., COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (AC 20924)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff animal rights organization sought a declaratory judgment to determine the meaning of the term “fawn deer” as that term is used in the statute (§ 26-86f) that […]

761 A.2d 753 RONALD K. GOODRIDGE ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE BOROUGH OF NEWTOWN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 58 Conn. App. 760 (AC 18982), is denied. Donald A. Mitchell, in support of the petition. Michael A. Zizka, […]

650 A.2d 540 ADVANCED BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC. v. A. CRYSTAL, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES (14950)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and CALLAHAN, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js. Argued October 26, 1994 Decision released November 29, 1994 Appeal from the assessment of additional sales and use taxes on certain sales of photocopies, brought to the Superior […]

438 A.2d 88 TOWN OF CHESHIRE ET AL. v. JAMES McKENNEY Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The plaintiffs, the town of Cheshire and certain of its individual residents, sought to test, by way of a statutory (52-491) quo warranto proceeding, the defendant’s right to serve, while he was […]

903 A.2d 253 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VINCENT GRIFFIN, JR. (AC 25687).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Harper and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that he was deprived of a fair […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICKY OWEN 10 A.3d 1100 (AC 31021)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Beach and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of carrying a pistol without a permit and criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed that the trial court improperly denied his motion […]

237 A.2d 697 ROBERT W. MILLETTE v. FREDERICK G. REINCKE, WARDEN, CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted unless the plaintiff files his brief on or before March 15, 1968. Thomas F. Wall, state’s attorney, for the […]

554 A.2d 1117 LLEWELYN LEPPERT v. CITY OF HARTFORD (6995)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. Submitted on briefs December 15, 1988 Decision released March 14, 1989 Appeal from the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner for the first district dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits, brought to the […]

926 A.2d 669 ERNEST FRANCIS v. OFFICER CHEVAIR ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 99 Conn. App. 789 (AC 27102), is denied. ROGERS, C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Ernest Francis, pro se, in support of the […]

926 A.2d 667 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FITZROY HUNTER. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 99 Conn. App. 736 (AC 27169), is denied. Cynthia Fernandez-Romano, in support of the petition. Sarah Hanna, special deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided June 5, 2007.

539 A.2d 523 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD (13127)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The plaintiff church, on the granting of certification, appealed from the decision of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court dismissing the plaintiff’s appeal from the decision of […]

7 A.2d 924 THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT POWER COMPANY v. DANIEL DEERING, JR., ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN, and JENNINGS, Js. In 1921 the plaintiff executed a trust mortgage of all its property and franchises to secure bonds to be issued by it, the mortgage containing a provision that plaintiff […]

BERNALE BRYANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 914 A.2d 585 No. (AC 26513).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the death of the victim from blunt trauma to the head, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that […]

980 A.2d 930 KANIYN PARKER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 30458)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and DiPentima and Borden, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus and the habeas court rendered judgment dismissing the petition, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction over the petition because the petitioner was no […]

348 A.2d 31 EVELYN P. LONERGAN v. CONNECTICUT FOOD STORE, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s “Motion to Reconsider Review of Taxation of Costs” in the appeal from the Superior Court in Windham County is granted and this court, having reconsidered, affirms its prior ruling. Herbert A. Lane, in support of the motion. Submitted […]

239 A.2d 500 JOHNSTON JEWELS, LTD. v. JEAN E. LEONARD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, Js. The plaintiff brought this action against H’s estate and against L to recover the purchase price of a ring delivered to H at the plaintiff’s store in New York. The court’s finding […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOANNE WARREN. 987 A.2d 1029Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 118 Conn. App. 456 (AC 29315), is denied. Lauren Weisfeld, senior assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Rita M. Shair, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided January 28, 2010

804 A.2d 777 TODD C. MORRISON v. HONORABLE THOMAS F. PARKER (SC 16728)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had pleaded guilty to the crimes of murder and kidnapping in the first degree and had been sentenced in accordance with his plea, Page 546 timely filed an […]

740 A.2d 496 IN RE JOHN G.[*] (AC 17965)Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79-3, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection […]

646 A.2d 305 DARRYL McKNIGHT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (12849)Appellate Court of Connecticut HEIMAN, SCHALLER and SPEAR, Js. The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming, inter alia, that his guilty plea was not knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made. The habeas […]

708 A.2d 1378 NEW MILFORD SAVINGS BANK v. MAURICE J. JAJER ET AL. (SC 15695)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff bank, which had obtained a judgment of strict foreclosure against two out of three parcels of real property covered by a mortgage executed […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DOUGLAS REID 5 A.3d 490Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 123 Conn. App. 383 (AC 29933), is denied. Elizabeth M. Inkster, senior assistant public defender, and Peter G. Billings, deputy assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Mitchell S. Brody, senior […]

344 A.2d 356 HENRY H. BANVILLE, JR., ET AL. v. TOWN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF MONROE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Eric M. Gross, in support of the petition. David O. Chittick, in opposition. Submitted […]

738 A.2d 1093 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL C. STORY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 53 Conn. App. 733 (AC 17763), is denied. BERDON, J., dissenting. I would grant certification to appeal on the following issue: Did the Appellate Court correctly sustain the trial court’s […]

627 A.2d 469 CAROL K. VINCENT v. ALLEN R. VINCENT (11552)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and LAVERY, Js. The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved and who had been ordered to make certain child support payments, appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment finding him to be in […]

608 A.2d 1174 MICHAEL IOVIENO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (14278)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and SANTANIELLO, Js. The plaintiff, whose petition for habeas corpus had been dismissed, brought a writ of error to this court challenging the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal the dismissal. The habeas […]

747 A.2d 25 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT HORROCKS (AC 17653)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Mihalakos and Daly, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree and larceny in the third degree, the defendant appealed to this court […]

347 A.2d 81 BRUCE A. GIMBEL ET AL., EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES (ESTATE OF FREDERIC A. GIMBEL) v. THE BERNARD F. AND ALVA B. GIMBEL FOUNDATION, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, JS. The intent indicated by the settlor of a trust for the treatment of receipts from […]

544 A.2d 1199 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEROME MONTEETH (13316)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and attempt to commit robbery in the first degree, in connection with an incident involving a minister, W, and W’s wife, L, the defendant appealed. […]

902 A.2d 706 TRUMBULL FALLS, LLC, ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF TRUMBULL. (AC 26715).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Rogers and Foti, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff’s appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission denying the plaintiff T Co.’s application for a special […]

935 A.2d 1021 IN RE LEAH S.[*] (SC 17737)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 for inspection […]

WILLIE MYERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 911 A.2d 345 No. (AC 26672).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, McLachlan and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel at a prior habeas proceeding. The habeas court rendered judgment denying the petition and, thereafter, denied the […]

JOSEPH ABREU v. KARISSA LEONE 998 A.2d 1193Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 120 Conn. App. 390 (AC 28880), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Tushar G. Shah, in support of the petition. John E. Tucker, […]

535 A.2d 364 FREDERICK C. DEVITA v. PASQUALE F. ESPOSITO, JR., ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATES OF PASQUALE F. ESPOSITO, SR., ET AL.) (5651)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BIELUCH and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff, claiming record title, sought to quiet title to a certain parcel of land surrounded, in part, by land owned by him and, […]

738 A.2d 1091 MARY ELLEN MURPHY v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 54 Conn. App. 127 (AC 17906), is granted, limited to the following issue: Page 905 “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the evidence in the administrative record was […]

O’CONNELL, FLAHERTY AND ATTMORE, LLC v. JAMES J. DOODY III 3 A.3d 969 (AC 30977)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Robinson and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff law firm sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of contract in connection with the defendant’s alleged failure to pay for legal representation provided by the plaintiff […]

577 A.2d 1081 MARY LOU SCIOLA v. ROBERT SHERNOW (7850)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, FOTI and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover for the alleged medical malpractice and intentional assault committed by the defendant dentist. She claimed that when she visited the defendant’s office to have a molar filled, he administered a dangerously high […]

398 A.2d 1208 THE SMEDLEY COMPANY v. JOSEPH D. LANSING FILE NO. 217Appellate Session of the Superior Court Where, as here, one insists on a payment which he honestly and reasonably believes he is entitled to receive, that insistence is not wrongful and does not constitute duress. More, the fact that a payment is made […]

512 A.2d 974 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DANIEL H. HENDERSON (4205) (4206) (4207)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The defendant, who had pleaded guilty to the crimes of reckless endangerment in the second degree, larceny in the third degree, forgery in the third degree and forgery in the second degree, appealed following […]

270 A.2d 680 MAE GENTILE ET AL. v. HOWARD S. IVES, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, C.J., HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and SHAPIRO, Js. In an appeal from the assessment of damages for property taken in eminent domain proceedings, opinions of experts are only to aid the trier in arriving at his own conclusion […]

782 A.2d 728 KATHLEEN M. CORCORAN v. JESSE MCCOY TAYLOR (AC 20571)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle collision. The jury returned a verdict awarding her economic and noneconomic damages, and the trial court ordered that the […]

488 A.2d 1283 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JUDY COOLEY (2009)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., SPALLONE and DALY, Js. If a condition placed on probation serves no rehabilitative purpose and if there is undisputed evidence that the condition was unnecessary, revocation of probation for violation of the condition is not reasonable. The defendant, who had […]

607 A.2d 452 DONNA M. COHEN v. TOWN OF HAMDEN (10419)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LAVERY and FREEDMAN, Js. The plaintiff sought, pursuant to the defective highway statute (13a-149), to recover for injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the defendant town of Hamden. She alleged that the cause of the accident was […]

777 A.2d 686 RICHARD AUSTIN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Richard Austin’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 547 (AC 19524), is denied. Page 907 ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. David E. Crow, Jr., in support […]

941 A.2d 1007 TONY CALTABIANO, JR. v. TREVOR VAN HISE (AC 28477)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Robinson and Pellegrino, Js. Argued February 11, 2008 Officially released March 4, 2008 Plaintiffs appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Rodriguez, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed. Page 1

466 A.2d 1200 JOHN P. PERAGALLO ET AL. v. PETER J. SKLAT ET AL. FILE No. 1368Appellate Session of the Superior Court Where a promissory note executed in one state and made payable in another would be valid under the usury laws of only one of those states, the usury laws of the state in […]

469 A.2d 410 LESTER KATZ ET AL. v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD (11259)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and SPONZO, Js. The plaintiffs L and M, on the granting of certification, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from an assessment imposed by the defendant […]

780 A.2d 967 DOWNES-PATTERSON CORPORATION ET AL. v. FIRST NATIONAL SUPERMARKETS, INC. (AC 20506)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Spear and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff D Co., the owner of certain real property, and the plaintiff development company, which had entered into a lease agreement with a certain supermarket company, S Co., sought […]

732 A.2d 808 PATRICIA KELLY v. LAWRENCE KELLY (AC 18054)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Sullivan and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the defendant’s motions for, inter alia, modification of custody and denying the plaintiff’s motion […]

206 A.2d 840 GEORGE MEADOWS v. HECTOR VIGNEAULT Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. Argued January 7, 1965 Decided January 28, 1965 Action to recover damages for injury to person and property, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Court of Common […]

370 A.2d 1061 DONALD W. LOVETT v. ATLAS TRUCK LEASING ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. The plaintiff, injured when a large truck tire he was repairing during the course of his employment exploded, was awarded compensation by the workmen’s compensation commissioner for the total loss of […]

861 A.2d 512 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. JEROME T. DUNBAR. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 25606) is denied. Jerome T. Dunbar, pro se, in support of the petition. David F. Borrino, in opposition. Decided October 19, 2004.

887 A.2d 415 IN RE SHAIESHA O.[*] No. (AC 25881).Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79-3, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for […]

791 A.2d 552 JPI PARTNERS, LLC, ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF MILFORD ET AL. (SC 16603)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 8-30g [c] [Rev. to 1999]), the usual presumption in favor of affordable housing does not apply to a proposed […]

681 A.2d 981 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH J. JURGENSEN (13607)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Spear, Js. Convicted of the crime of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly excluded testimony that a police informant, M, […]

156 A.2d 517 MORRIS SENDEROFF v. HOUSATONIC PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. Upon appeal by the plaintiff from the decision of the trial court setting aside the verdict in his favor on the ground that the jury must have misunderstood the charge a to damages, […]

961 A.2d 422 KEVIN V. O’DONNELL v. CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 111 Conn. App. 1 (AC 29022), is denied. Paula N. Anthony, assistant corporation counsel, in support of the petition. Francis J. Grady, in opposition. Decided December 11, 2008

66 A.2d 359 WILLIAM J. MILLER, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ALICE McN. MILLER) v. ANNA G. McNAMARA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF THOMAS J. McNAMARA) Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. Equity has in general the same power to grant relief against probate decrees as against ordinary judgments. An […]

563 A.2d 1355 ANITA PETTENGILL ET AL. v. DENNIS PETTENGILL Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 18 Conn. App. 557, is denied. Geoffrey S. Brandner, in support of the petition. Paul E. Pollock, in opposition. Decided July 13, 1989

208 A.2d 334 QUINTA GAGLIARDI v. DOWNING AND PERKINS, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (31-306) there are two classes of dependents, “presumptive dependents”, such as widow, widower, or child; and “dependents in fact.” In the case of the latter, it […]

355 A.2d 42 MARY HOYE LYNCH, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF MARY B. HOYE), ET AL. v. TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The defendant town of West Hartford appealed from a state referee’s reassessment of damages for the condemnation of two of three adjoining parcels of […]

968 A.2d 468 LORI BAGG v. TOWN OF THOMPSON ET AL (AC 29152)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and DiPentima and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought, pursuant to the municipal highway defect statute (§ 13a-149), to recover damages from the defendant town for personal injuries she sustained when a handrail on a cement […]

963 A.2d 94 SILVIO BENEDETTO v. MUGNI ZAKU (AC 28995)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Beach and Berdon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained in an automobile accident with the defendant Z. Thereafter, the trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion to cite in as a defendant P Co., the […]

778 A.2d 938 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WASHINGTON ALVAREZ (SC 16406)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who previously had been convicted of, inter alia, assault in the first degree in connection with a 1995 beating incident involving the victim, K, filed an interlocutory appeal from the trial […]

734 A.2d 1027 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL HARRIS (AC 17487)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Schaller and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the first degree, assault in the third degree, commission of a class A, B or C felony with a firearm and Page 19 carrying a pistol […]

304 A.2d 221 VIRGINIA H. FITZGERALD v. CLIFFORD L. FITZGERALD, Jr. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to April 23, 1973, within which to file a rely to the defendant’s memorandum of law on the motion for review of the Superior Court’s order terminating a stay of execution in […]

853 A.2d 497 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC, ET AL. v. SEWER COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MILFORD ET AL. No. (SC 17131).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, A Co., the contract purchaser of a forty-two acre parcel of real property located in the city of Milford on which […]

509 A.2d 474 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN v. P. JOSEPH PERARO, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, ET AL. (12693)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and SANTANIELLO, Js. The plaintiff New Haven housing authority, which had sought, inter alia, to enjoin the defendant unions from proceeding with arbitration […]

578 A.2d 144 EVELYN B. DeMOTSES v. LEONARD SCHWARTZ NISSAN, INC. (8175)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, O’CONNELL and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, to recover for the defendant’s breach of a written contract for the plaintiffs purchase of a new car. The plaintiff had signed a standard form contract that contained a provision […]

580 A.2d 62 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DIANE MCINTOSH Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 22 Conn. App. 40, is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Should this court’s holding in State v. Kimbro, 197 Conn. 219, be reconsidered? “2. Did the Appellate […]

332 A.2d 374 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PETER PEPE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is granted unless the defendant files his assignment of errors on or before February 11, 1975. Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state’s attorney, for the appellee (state). […]

PAUL CONEY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 985 A.2d 1061Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Paul Coney’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 Conn. App. 860 (AC 29618), is denied. Mark Diamond, special public defender, in support of the petition. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on […]

754 A.2d 160 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN MITCHELL Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 561 (AC 18366), is denied. William S. Palmieri, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May 18, 2000

632 A.2d 691 ROBERT E. HULL v. WARDEN, STATE PRISON Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Robert E. Hull’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 170 (AC 11462), is denied. Paula Mangini Montonye, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Jacqueline J. Footman, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. […]

787 A.2d 15 JOHN O’BRYAN v. JANET O’BRYAN (AC 20825)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court increasing, on motion by the defendant, the amount of the plaintiff’s postmajority child support obligation […]

591 A.2d 824 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN C. GRANT (9571)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., O’CONNELL and NORCOTT, Js. Submitted on briefs May 28, 1991 Decision released July 2, 1991 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of criminal trespass in the first degree, criminal trespass in the second degree, interfering with […]

742 A.2d 358 MICHAEL CONNAIR v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 55 Conn. App. 129 (AC 18175), is denied. Page 923 Brian W. Prucker, in support of the petition. Decided November 18, 1999