Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

901 A.2d 687 VTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TIMOTHY DUNCAN. (AC 26079).Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Lavine and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, interfering with an officer, carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit and alteration of a firearm identification mark or number, the […]

570 A.2d 1131 CROMWELL COMMONS ASSOCIATES v. KAZIMIERZ KOZIURA ET AL. (7664)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., FOTI and LAVERY, Js. The defendants appealed to this court following the trial court’s denial of their motion to open and vacate a stipulated judgment that had been rendered against them in the plaintiff’s action for breach of […]

899 A.2d 683 EUGENE P. MERCER v. DAVID STRANGE ET AL. (AC 26616).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, McLachlan and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought monetary and injunctive relief for the allegedly discriminatory actions of the defendants, employees of the department of correction, who filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the plaintiff’s claims were […]

687 A.2d 1318 JULIO SALAMAN, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF JAMIE C. SALAMAN) v. CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. (14709)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Foti and Spear, Js. The plaintiff administrator of the decedent’s estate sought to recover damages from, inter alia, the defendant city of Waterbury claiming that the city was liable for the decedent’s drowning […]

631 A.2d 252 WILLIAM H. GIFFORD ET AL. v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (14682) (14683)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and KATZ, Js. The plaintiff police chief and the plaintiff chief state’s attorney appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant freedom of information commission determining that […]

632 A.2d 707 LINDA McCULLOUGH v. WATERFRONT PARK ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 746 (AC 11420), is denied. Barry D. Guliano, in support of the petition. Raymond T. DeMeo, in opposition. Decided October 15, 1993 Page 1

365 A.2d 1202 JAMES OTTO MARSHALL v. WILLIAM CLARK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and MACDONALD, Js. J, the plaintiff father, on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, sought custody of his three minor children who had been staying in Connecticut with the sister and brother-in-law of […]

871 A.2d 986 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH LEWIS. No. (SC 17283).Supreme Court of Connecticut. Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to the prohibited acts provision of the Home Improvement Act, (§ 20-427 [b] [8]), no contractor shall “fail to refund the amount paid Page 510 for a home improvement within ten […]

540 A.2d 376 VICTORIA KAPILOTIS v. SHOP RITE SUPERMARKET, INC. (5666)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and STOUGHTON, Js. Argued February 11, 1988 Decision released April 4, 1988 Action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the defendant’s alleged negligence, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, N.A. v. ROBERT WALPUCK ET AL 993 A.2d 468Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 31823) is denied. Page 911 VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Robert Walpuck, pro se, in support of the […]

338 A.2d 478 ROBERT N. GROSBY, TRUSTEE v. TOWN OF DARIEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued November 7, 1973 Decided December 4, 1973 Action for an injunction enjoining interference with the removal of soil from the plaintiff’s property and other relief, brought to the Circuit […]

142 A.2d 527 ELOISE BISSONNETTE v. HENRY B. BISSONNETTE Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. Argued May 7, 1958 Decided May 27, 1958 Action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, where […]

461 A.2d 443 JOHN PATRY ET AL. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FIREMEN’S PENSION FUND (11094)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, GRILLO and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiffs, taxpayers and employees of the first fire taxation district of the city of West Haven, sought both an injunction prohibiting the defendant board of trustees of the firemen’s […]

805 A.2d 168 JOHN MOROCCO v. REX LUMBER COMPANY. (AC 21931).Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff employee, who had been injured when he was directed to wax a certain machine while it was in operation, sought damages, alleging that his injuries were caused by the intentional misconduct of the […]

857 A.2d 908 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KIRK R.[1] (SC 16940)Supreme Court of Connecticut. [1] In accordance with the spirit of General Statutes §54-86e, as amended by Public Acts 2003, No. 03-202, § 15, and this court’s policy of protecting the privacy interests of victims in sexual abuse matters, we will not use the defendant’s […]

64 A.2d 537 KALMAN P. PALMER v. JOHN R. DES REIS Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. An order of the trial court upon an appellee’s application to rectify the appeal, finding that a recognizance of the attorney for the appellant was not in fact taken before the […]

818 A.2d 901 MARGARET ERRICHETTI v. CHRISTOPHER ERRICHETTI (AC 22352)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, West and Peters, Js. Argued February 18 Officially released March 11, 2003 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Axelrod, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

538 A.2d 1031 WENDY NOLAN ET AL. v. ALAN BORKOWSKI ET AL. (13236)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The named plaintiff, W, and her plaintiff husband sought damages for injuries W allegedly sustained in the course of her employment with the defendant bakery. W claimed that the individual defendants, […]

206 A.2d 647 CONCETTA SAVELLI v. BERNARD SHAPIRO, COMMISSIONER OF WELFARE Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. Argued December 3, 1964 Decided January 20, 1965 Appeal from an order of the Juvenile Court for the third district dismissing an application by the plaintiff for an agreement of adoption, brought […]

515 A.2d 380 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS D. HANSEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petitions for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 8 Conn. App. 26, are denied. Averum J. Sprecher, in support of the petition. Carl Schuman, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition Decided September 24, 1986 Page 807

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LUIS ALMEDINA. 989 A.2d 1074Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 46 (AC 29671), is denied. Page 912 Mary Beattie Schairer, special public defender, in support of the petition. James A. Killen, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided March […]

701 A.2d 353 RICHARD TRAFTON v. JEFFREY CORREA, AGENT FOR GOVERNOR JOHN R. ROWLAND (AC 16003)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Hennessy and Dupont, Js. Argued September 26, 1997 Officially released October 21, 1997 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven at Meriden, Hon. Donald T. Dorsey, judge trial referee. […]

494 A.2d 590 SANDRA SHAPIRO v. CITY OF HARTFORD (2602)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., SPALLONE and L. DORSEY, Js. The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant city of Hartford under the statute (13a-149) which permits recovery for injuries resulting from defective conditions on highways. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the trial court […]

622 A.2d 609 ANTHONY D’ADDIO v. CONNECTICUT INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION CONNECTICUT INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION v. ANTHONY D’ADDIO (11410)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, HEIMAN and FREEDMAN, Js. The plaintiff in the first case, the defendant in the second case, A, who had been injured in an accident involving an uninsured motorist, sought to confirm an arbitration […]

248 A.2d 511 THOMAS HULBERT v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WESTPORT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff for review of the decision of the trial court concerning rectification of the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. Warner Alexander, in support of the […]

767 A.2d 1213 CB COMMERCIAL/HAMPSHIRE, LLC v. SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 144 (AC 20986), is denied. Edward T. Krumeich, in support of the petition. Eric M. Gross, in opposition. Decided February 7, 2001

441 A.2d 65 CHARLES A. MAZUR v. PETER BLUM ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. Argued March 12, 1981 Decision released May 5, 1981 Application to vacate an arbitration award, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield at Stamford, […]

686 A.2d 993 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES v. WILLIAM GERACE (15423)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Berdon, Norcott, McDonald and Peters, Js. Argued December 10, 1996 Officially released January 21, 1997 Action to recover moneys allegedly disbursed in violation of the state’s lien rights, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

847 A.2d 310 RICHARD T. CARPENTER, JR. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The respondent’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 81 Conn. App. 203 (AC 23488), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the petitioner was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on […]

455 A.2d 857 CONFERENCE CENTER LIMITED v. TRC — THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF NEW ENGLAND (10683)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, SHEA and GRILLO, Js. The plaintiff landlord sought damages from the defendant tenant claiming that the leased premises had been wrongfully abandoned. The defendant, by way of special defense, claimed, inter alia, […]

789 A.2d 991 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD BRECKENRIDGE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 66 Conn. App. 490 (AC 20501), is denied. Gerald E. Bodell, special public defender, in support of the petition. Decided December 20, 2001

767 A.2d 99 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PETER LEGRANDE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 408 (AC 18312), is denied. Pamela S. Nagy, special public defender, in support of the petition. Nancy L. Chupak, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided January 3, […]

632 A.2d 717 SUSAN B. ADAMS v. DANIEL A. ADAMS (11741)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, FREEDMAN and CRETELLA, Js. Argued September 21, 1993 Decision released October 12, 1993 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London and tried to the […]

268 A.2d 406 EILEEN DONNELLY v. HOWARD S. IVES, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, Js. The duty imposed on the state by the defective highway statute (13a-144) is not such as to make the state an insurer for people using roads the state must keep in repair […]

519 A.2d 1208 SEBASTIAN JACKSON ET AL. v. LUCILLE JOHNSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 9 Conn. App. 290, is denied. Michael W. Levy, in support of the petition. Robert C. Danaher, in opposition. Decided January 15, 1987

933 A.2d 724 CHRISTOPHER DWYER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Christopher Dwyer’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 102 Conn. App. 838 (AC 27981), is denied. Gary A. Mastronardi, special public defender, in support of the petition. Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

719 A.2d 1164 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUBEN SANTIAGO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 48 Conn. App. 19 (AC 14769), is denied. PALMER, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Michael G. Considine and Peter M. Holland, in support of […]

259 A.2d 605 CORNELIUS F. KELLY ET AL. v. ROBERT SHEEHAN Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. That a hospital record is admissible under the business entry statute (52-180) does not make every entry in the record admissible. An entry, to be admissible, must either pertain to the diagnosis, […]

886 A.2d 845 STEVEN ERNST v. DEERE AND COMPANY ET AL. No. (AC 25732).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, DiPentima and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant tractor dealership, L Co., and the defendant manufacturer, D Co., in connection with Page 573 his purchase of an allegedly defective tractor from […]

302 A.2d 294 STATE EX REL. JOHN B. KENNEDY v. MAX FRAUWIRTH Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. John F. Kenney, for the appellee (plaintiff). James F. Stapleton, for the appellant (defendant). Argued April 3, 1973 Decided April 3, 1973 Page […]

657 A.2d 729 AMERIGO SCARPA v. ROBERT CASNER (13698)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, SPEAR and HENNESSY, Js. Submitted on briefs April 21, 1995 Decision released May 16, 1995 Action to recover damages for breach of contract, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex and referred to Hon. […]

506 A.2d 1069 HARTFORD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. PAUL T. DiFAZIO ET AL. (3120)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff bank sought to foreclose a mortgage on an apartment complex which the defendants had been attempting to convert into condominiums. The defendants sought damages in a counterclaim alleging that […]

792 A.2d 66 WEBSTER BANK v. JOANNA V. ZAK ET AL. (SC 16489)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Vertefeuille and West, Js. Syllabus The successor defendant, M Co., which had obtained record title to certain real property that was the subject of foreclosure proceedings, appealed to the Appellate Court challenging the trial court’s calculation […]

682 A.2d 618 WINSTON CLARKE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (14760)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Heiman, Js. The petitioner, who had been convicted of certain narcotics offenses, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he was actually innocent and that he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel. The trial court dismissed […]

373 A.2d 1209 RAYMOND J. LANDRY v. ELEANOR S. LANDRY Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Tolland County is granted. Omar H. Shepard, Jr., for the appellee (plaintiff). No appearance for the appellant (defendant). Argued June 7, 1977 Decided June 7, 1977 Page 762

713 A.2d 828 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL CARTER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 47 Conn. App. 632 (AC 16559), is denied. NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Pamela S. Nagy, assistant public defender, in support of the […]

510 A.2d 1337 BARRIE J. PETYAN v. GRACE ELLIS (12644)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant, her former employer, for libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress in connection with a statement made by the defendant on a factfinding form submitted to her […]

714 A.2d 1230 IMPERIAL CASUALTY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. (SC 15737)Supreme Court of Connecticut Berdon, Norcott, Katz, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff insurer sought a declaratory judgment to determine whether it was obligated under the terms of two law enforcement professional liability insurance policies, which covered the periods […]

649 A.2d 256 ANTHONY J. PAIGE ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn. App. 646 (AC 12324), is granted, limited to the following issue: “In the circumstances of this case, […]

804 A.2d 902 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM MORALES, JR. (AC 21470)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of murder in connection with the shooting death of his drug supplier, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that the trial court improperly […]

375 A.2d 998 THEODORE D. LOCKWOOD ET AL. v. ROBERT K. KILLIAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. Private conduct abridging individual rights does not violate the equal protection clause of the federal constitution unless to some significant extent the […]

924 A.2d 141 COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION v. BAKERY PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL. No. (AC 27218).Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Lavine and Peters, Js. Argued February 23, 2007. Officially released May 29, 2007. Procedural History Appeal from the plaintiffs assessment of damages for the taking by eminent domain of certain of the named defendant’s real […]

719 A.2d 1165 HERMAN ROMAN v. EYELETS FOR INDUSTRY, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 48 Conn. App. 357 (AC 16964), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court misapply General Statutes § 31-294c by affirming a compensation review board […]

779 A.2d 723 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES SLIMSKEY (SC 16411)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Convicted of, inter alia, the crimes of risk of injury to a child and sexual assault in the second degree as a result of his conduct involving a teenaged boy, the […]

851 A.2d 313 THOMAS SANDERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 24219)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Bishop and West, Js. Syllabus The respondent commissioner of correction appealed to this court from the judgment of the habeas court granting the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner, who had been […]

700 A.2d 67 CONNECTICUT RESOURCES RECOVERY AUTHORITY v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF TORRINGTON ET AL. (AC 16526) (AC 16528)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Heiman, Js. SYLLABUS On the granting of certification, the defendants appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the plaintiff’s appeal from […]

487 A.2d 568 CHRISTOPHER WILBURN, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF JEAN A. GOOCH) v. MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER v. CHRISTOPHER WILBURN, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF JEAN A. GOOCH) (2851)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., SPALLONE and DALY, Js. By statute (45-210), where a fiduciary of an estate disallows, in writing, a claim presented against […]

288 A.2d 685 RALPH C. DELUCIA v. EAST HAVEN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff for review of the order of the trial court terminating the stay of execution in the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied in the absence of a finding. […]

657 A.2d 1087 RIZZO POOL COMPANY v. DANIEL DEL GROSSO ET AL. (14973) (14974)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and CALLAHAN, BERDON, KATZ and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff pool company sought to recover damages for breach of contract when the defendants refused to allow the installation of a swimming pool at the site of their […]

236 A.2d 87 BERNARD DUGAS ET AL. v. ARMAND BEAUREGARD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, Js. The attributes of a political subdivision are that it exists for the purpose of discharging some function of local government, that it has a prescribed area, and that it possesses authority for […]

784 A.2d 376 ALBERT DEVITO v. EDWARD SCHWARTZ ET AL. (AC 20997)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Spear and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendants, S, D, and S Co., for personal injuries he sustained as a result of an alleged assault and battery Page 229 by S and […]

761 A.2d 758 GEORGE A. THOMPSON, TRUSTEE v. DAVID ORCUTT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendants David Orcutt and Sandra Orcutt for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 201 (AC 19769), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Under the circumstances of this case, did the […]

746 A.2d 794 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID GRENIER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 55 Conn. App. 630 (AC 18211), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Whether the Appellate Court incorrectly determined that the improperly admitted expert testimony regarding the ultimate issue in the […]

14 A.2d 38 DEOLA MARTIN v. LILLIAN M. B. HOLWAY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. It is not good practice to assign errors in a finding which have so little substance that they are not pressed in the brief, for this may cause the printing of […]

588 A.2d 1077 RUTH DORSETT v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 23 Conn. App. 827, is denied. John W. Grenier, in support of the petition. Robert M. Fitzgerald, in opposition. Decided March 7, 1991

551 A.2d 1254 GREGORY POOL v. TOM P. BELL (13497)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS and HULL, Js. The plaintiff, claiming medical malpractice, sought damages from the defendant surgeon for injuries he sustained as a result of the defendant’s allegedly negligent performance of a lymph node biopsy. Among the injuries the […]

947 A.2d 978 KIM M. WASKO ET AL. v. DANIEL T. FARLEY, JR., ET AL. (AC 28074)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff W, who had sought to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in an automobile accident involving the defendant F, appealed to this court from the judgment […]

707 A.2d 1293 KWEKU J. HANSON v. STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (AC 16907)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Hennessy and Stoughton, Js. Argued January 26, 1998 Officially released February 17, 1998 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, McWeeny, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page […]

434 A.2d 941 DELBERT BURCHETT v. ANGELO RONCARI ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The plaintiff, who had obtained a money judgment in Kentucky for a debt owed to him by A, the named defendant, sought, by way of a creditor’s bill in equity, to satisfy that […]

674 A.2d 1327 SANDRA KOEHLER v. UTC/PRATT WHITNEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the Second Injury Fund for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 14067) is denied. Page 920 Loida John-Nicholson, assistant attorney general, in support of the petition. Decided March 5, 1996

651 A.2d 291 CHRISTINE KONANS v. ZIGFRID J. KONANS (12921)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and LAVERY, Js. Argued December 5, 1994 Decision released December 20, 1994 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury and tried to the court, Harrigan, […]

397 A.2d 85 SUCCESS VILLAGE APARTMENTS, INC. v. LOCAL 376, UAW, UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and HEALEY, Js. The plaintiff nonprofit cooperative housing corporation, which employed fifteen to twenty persons, petitioned the Superior Court to set aside a decision of […]

767 A.2d 1284 LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. PHILLIPPE RACINE ET AL. (AC 20419)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Landau and Freedman, Js. Argued January 16, 2001 Officially released February 6, 2001 Intervening defendants’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Pellegrino, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

BARBARA R. BURNS v. QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY 991 A.2d 666 (AC 30833)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Alvord and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had attended the defendant university as a law student, sought to recover damages from the defendant for, inter alia, breach of contract in connection with the defendant’s refusal to issue the plaintiff […]

908 A.2d 1088 GEBREHIWET MOKONNEN v. PRO PARK, INC Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 96 Conn. App. 625 (AC 25700), is denied. BORDEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. John T. Bochanis, in support of the petition. David S. […]

518 A.2d 1374 CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY v. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION ET AL. CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY v. DOUGLAS S. LLOYD, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, ET AL. (12720) (12878)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J. HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CIOFFI, Js. In the first case, the plaintiff water company, C Co., sought to compel the […]

362 A.2d 1371 STATE EX REL. COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION v. THE WETHERSFIELD SCHOOL OF LAW, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. The plaintiff commission for higher education sought to enjoin the defendant corporation from operating as a school of law until it had been licensed by the […]

118 A.2d 908 SOPHIE RODIE v. NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and MELLITZ, Js. The plaintiff’s application under the Connecticut Assigned Risk Plan for liability insurance on her newly purchased car was assigned to the defendant for coverage. In a letter dated December 5 and received by the […]

762 A.2d 480 GARY B. KELLY v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT (AC 19443)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Hennessy and Daly, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, a retired police officer who had received heart and hypertension benefits from the defendant city following a 1991 heart attack, sought the reinstatement of certain health and life insurance coverages after the […]

237 A.2d 371 CAROL C. LOWE v. MORTON E. LOWE Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. Joel C. Karp, for the appellee (defendant). Sigmund L. Miller, for the appellant (plaintiff) Argued January 2, 1968 Decided January 2, 1968

728 A.2d 466 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KIM P. SCHIAPPA (SC 15696)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js.[1] [1] This case originally was heard by a panel of this court consisting of Justices Borden, Norcott, Katz, McDonald and Peters. Subsequent to oral argument, however, the court unanimously […]