Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

508 A.2d 769 IN RE CHRISTINE F. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant father’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 360, is denied. Barry J. Ward, in support of the petition. Judith Merrill Earl, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided April 23, 1986 Page 809

807 A.2d 480 JOHN FITZPATRICK ET AL. v. HALL-BROOKE FOUNDATION, INC. (AC 19807).Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Flynn, Js. Syllabus The defendant, which had been awarded damages in a collection action against the plaintiff, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s petition for a new trial. […]

593 A.2d 154 ACRO TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT, ET AL. (9321)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and LANDAU, Js. The plaintiff employer appealed to the trial court from a decision by the employment security board of review affirming the award of unemployment compensation benefits to the defendant B, a former employee of […]

591 A.2d 390 STEPHEN C. BOMBERO ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF TRUMBULL (14180)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and BORDEN, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Trumbull amending a certain […]

181 A.2d 601 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STONYBROOK, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The federal act under which the United States condemned property in Stratford and built housing units on the property empowered the government to proceed without regard to local regulations. Consequently, the government was immune […]

738 A.2d 234 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD ANDREWS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 53 Conn. App. 90 (AC 17984), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the defendant knowingly had entered a guilty plea to murder where […]

KEIYON JOHNSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 912 A.2d 1130 No. (AC 26703).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Gruendel and Rogers, Js. Argued December 7, 2006. Officially released January 2, 2007. Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Fuger, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

553 A.2d 1110 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT SUGGS (13194)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Convicted of the crimes of kidnapping in the first degree, sexual assault in a cohabiting relationship and attempted assault in the second degree, the defendant, who had also been charged with […]

29 A.2d 443 ENRICO SMERIGLIO v. CONNECTICUT SAVINGS BANK. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., JENNINGS, ELLS, DICKENSON and INGLIS, Js. The landlord is under a duty to use reasonable care to keep those parts of his building which are under his control in a reasonably safe condition. If he fails in that duty and […]

902 A.2d 716 COREY TURNER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. (AC 25979).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, McLachlan and Pellegrino, Js. Argued May 22, 2006. Officially released August 8, 2006. Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, where the court, Fuger, J., granted […]

733 A.2d 225 JOHN DOE v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 52 Conn. App. 513 (AC 17520), is denied. Louis B. Blumenfeld, in support of the petition. Hugh Barber and Paul J. Lahey, assistant attorney’s general, in opposition. Decided […]

789 A.2d 974 DAVID ISRAEL ET AL. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. (SC 16474)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, acting individually and as the personal representative of the estate of his wife, sought underinsured motorist benefits under a personal liability umbrella […]

890 A.2d 586 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEFFREY JACKSON. No. (AC 24910).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, Bishop and McDonald, Js.[*] [*] The listing of judges reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of possession of narcotics, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming […]

67 A.2d 1 FLORENCE H. BARBER v. ALFRED C. BALDWIN, JR., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND COMLEY, Js. Where it did not appear that the father-in-law of the defendant wife was authorized to send any letter to the plaintiff or that the defendant wife knew that such a […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TRAVIS DOUGLAS. 15 A.3d 628Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 126 Conn. App. 192 (AC 31146), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Glenn W. Falk, special public defender, in support of the […]

502 A.2d 932 SECOND EXETER CORPORATION v. HAROLD EPSTEIN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 5 Conn. App. 427, is denied. Karen A. Birck, in support of the petition. Melvin A. Simon, in opposition. Decided January 3, 1986 Page 803

440 A.2d 246 HAROLD MEADE v. WARDEN Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. From the judgment of the trial court denying his Petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the defendant, who while under grand jury indictment for three counts of first degree murder had pleaded guilty to and […]

518 A.2d 49 CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL. v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (12596)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, CALLAHAN and COVELLO Js. The plaintiffs, the city of Hartford and its police department, appealed to the Superior Court from a decision by the defendant commission ordering disclosure of certain police department […]

496 A.2d 964 CLAIRE D. FRIEDLANDER v. HENRY Z. FRIEDLANDER (3337)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The defendant, who had been divorced from the plaintiff in 1971, moved here to have the court order a sale of the parties’ jointly owned residence. Both the parties’ separation agreement and the divorce […]

16 A.2d 578 MARIE DeMUNDA v. CLIFFORD LOOMIS ET AL CELESTINO DeMUNDA v. CLIFFORD LOOMIS ET AL Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The issue of proximate cause presents a question of fact unless no causal relation between the negligence of the defendant and the plaintiff’s injuries can […]

290 A.2d 357 AKERS MOTOR LINES, INC. v. GEORGE J. CONKLIN, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County is granted. Page 623 Hugh F. Keefe, for the appellee (plaintiff). Thomas J. Sullivan, for the appellant (defendant). […]

694 A.2d 766 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANONYMOUS (15568)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. SYLLABUS The state, with the permission of the trial court, appealed from the judgment of that court dismissing with prejudice an information that charged the defendant with the crimes of manufacture of bombs, arson in the […]

643 A.2d 894 GUS PELARINOS v. GENEVIEVE HENDERSON ET AL. (12218)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff sought to enforce two promissory notes executed by the named defendant, G, and her husband, the defendant D, in connection with their purchase of certain commercial property from the plaintiff. By way of special […]

707 A.2d 1289 STANLEY CHANCE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 16872)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Landau and Schaller, Js. Argued January 15, 1998 Officially released February 10, 1998 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Bishop, J. Per Curiam. The appeal is dismissed.

746 A.2d 795 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MACK YOUNG (AC 19343)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Mihalakos and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of murder in connection with the stabbing death of an individual from whom he was attempting to collect a debt, the defendant appealed claiming, inter alia, that the stabbing was an […]

495 A.2d 1074 CECYLIA M. DOYLE v. EDWIN J. KULESZA (12030)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, an order requiring her defendant brother to reconvey to her a one-half interest in certain land which she had conveyed to him. The defendant counterclaimed alleging that he […]

843 A.2d 630 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL FINAN (AC 21737)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and Bishop, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the second degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the second degree in connection with the robbery of a convenience store that was videotaped on a store surveillance […]

CHARTER OAK LENDING GROUP, LLC v. JANET AUGUST ET AL 14 A.3d 449 (AC 31303)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Alvord and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, a mortgage broker and lender, sought to recover damages for, inter alia, civil conspiracy from its former employees and their new employer, a competitor of the plaintiff, claiming that […]

503 A.2d 591 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CRONEY MONK (11814)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CALLAHAN, Js. Convicted, following a jury trial, of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and of unlawful restraint in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the evidence was […]

352 A.2d 304 CENTER DRIVE-IN THEATRE, INC. v. CITY OF DERBY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The respective rights and duties of the owner of an easement and the owner of the servient land, discussed. Under the plaintiff’s written grant of an easement to the defendant […]

208 A.2d 753 EDWARD V. PASS v. ALICE M. PASS Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. By demurring to a petition for a new trial, the defendant has assumed the burden of showing that the court, upon a hearing, could not, in the exercise of a sound discretion, grant […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL WINTER. 991 A.2d 569Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 Conn. App. 493 (AC 26896), is denied. James A. Welcome and Keith Murray, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 7, 2010

439 A.2d 375 BRYNA SCHERR v. EDWARD S. SCHERR Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. On the plaintiff’s appeal to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant, held: 1. The trial court’s memorandum of decision did not, as the plaintiff claimed, fail […]

DAVID BINGHAM ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ET AL. 17 A.3d 1045Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the plaintiff Robert Fromer for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 127 Conn. App. 461 (AC 31741), is denied. HARPER, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Robert […]

562 A.2d 558 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES KLAUSS (7433)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., STOUGHTON and NORCOTT, Js. Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crime of possession of marijuana, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the trial court should have suppressed certain evidence seized following a warrantless entry […]

718 A.2d 86 HELENA FITZGERALD v. JAMES T. FLAHERTY ET AL. (AC 16691)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Dupont, Js. Argued May 26, 1998 Officially released June 30, 1998 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Lavine, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

676 A.2d 435 JEFFREY A. WALKER v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT (15256)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Lavery and Schaller, Js. Argued May 2, 1996 Officially released June 4, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield Ford, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

786 A.2d 427 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GEORGE MOORE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 65 Conn. App. 717 (AC 20037), is denied. Page 941 Martin Zeldis, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Ronald G. Weller, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided November 14, […]

503 A.2d 599 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GEORGE SILVEIRA (12063)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, the defendant, who, by way of defense, had claimed mistake of fact and justification by defense of others, appealed. Held: 1. Under […]

591 A.2d 1269 BASMA SHAHAM v. JOHN CAPPARELLI ET AL. (14165)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. Argued April 25, 1991 Decision released June 4, 1991 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendants, brought to the […]

880 A.2d 195 LEGA SICILIANA SOCIAL CLUB, INC. v. ROBERT ST. GERMAINE, SR. No. (AC 25579).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, McLachlan and Berdon, Js. Argued April 25, 2005. Officially released September 13, 2005. Procedural History Action to recover damages for libel, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, where the court […]

728 A.2d 527 ANNIE O’REILLY v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION, ET AL. (AC 17901)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Lavery and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought workers’ compensation survivor benefits in connection with the death of her husband from lung cancer. The plaintiffs claim for benefits was granted by workers’ compensation […]

861 A.2d 509 MARY CARRANO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF PHILLIP J. CARRANO, JR.), ET AL. v. YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendants’ cross petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 84 Conn. App. 656 (AC 22644), is denied. SULLIVAN, C. J., and NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the […]

741 A.2d 14 EMANUEL SBONA v. CITY OF MIDDLETOWN (AC 18404)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Daly, Js. Argued October 27, 1999 Officially released November 23, 1999 Defendant’s appeal from the workers’ compensation review board. Per Curiam. The decision of the workers’ compensation review board is affirmed.

751 A.2d 298 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TERRY D. JOHNSON. (SC 14801).Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer, Callahan, Foti and Schaller, Js. Syllabus Convicted, on pleas of guilty, of the crimes of capital felony, murder/felony murder and burglary in the first degree in connection with the shooting death of a state […]

952 A.2d 43 MICHAEL McCANN v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ET AL. (SC 18102)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, whose employment with the named defendant department of environmental protection had been terminated following his alleged misuse of several state issued laptop computers, sought to […]

614 A.2d 523 PEOPLE’S BANK v. DANIEL PORTANOVA ET AL. (11319)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FREEDMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Argued November 2, 1992 Decision released November 24, 1992 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, where the court, Stodolink, J., granted the […]

636 A.2d 846 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. L R REALTY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 12558) is denied. Frank C. White, Jr., in support of the petition. Douglas M. Evans, in opposition. Decided December 22, 1993

642 A.2d 1190 CITY OF STAMFORD v. ZDRAVKO KOVAC (14832)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff city of Stamford sought an order requiring the defendant to remove fill and restore the wetlands on certain real property he owned. The matter was referred to an attorney trial referee, who filed […]

620 A.2d 168 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PARNELL JACKSON (10738)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, HEIMAN and FREEDMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the third degree and unlawful restraint in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that, with respect to […]

800 A.2d 553 BARBARA H. KALAS v. EDWARD W. COOK, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF ADELMA G. SIMMONS) (AC 21439)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Flynn and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff printer sought to recover from the estate of the deceased owner of an herb farm moneys allegedly owed for books and pamphlets that the plaintiff had […]

33 A.2d 339 ELIZABETH VAN AUKEN v. JULIA TYRRELL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The complaint set forth a cause of action for the breach of a constructive trust. It alleged that by falsely representing that they would use the money to procure a house and […]

120 A.2d 550 MAURICE W. SHULMAN v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The appeal from the action of the defendant board in granting H permission to extend a nonconforming use of his premises was not served on H. Since […]

585 A.2d 1234 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES F. HICKEY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 23 Conn. App. 712, is denied. Edward J. Daly, Jr., in support of the petition. Carolyn K. Longstreth, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February 5, 1991

477 A.2d 690 PAULA WEISBAUM v. STUART I. WEISBAUM (2332)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. From the judgment dissolving her marriage to the defendant, the plaintiff appealed challenging certain of the trial court’s financial orders. Held: 1. The trial court abused its discretion in permitting the defendant to discharge the support and […]

5 A.2d 16 HOUSATONIC VALLEY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. v. A. KLIPSTEIN. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., HINMAN, AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js. A party should assign as error only those additions to or corrections in the finding which he proposes seriously to present for the consideration of this court, and he can properly use […]

701 A.2d 348 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PURITO REYES (AC 16008)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Daly, Js. Argued September 17, 1997 Officially released October 7, 1997 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain, geographical area number fourteen, Miano, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

562 A.2d 1138 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAY MESSLER (7428)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, STOUGHTON and NORCOTT, Js. Convicted of speeding, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the trial court erred in refusing to consider his proffered defense that he had increased his speed to make way for a police cruiser. Held that […]

56 A.2d 655 RAYMOND S. HITCHCOCK v. THE UNION AND NEW HAVEN TRUST COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The Fair Labor Standards Act gives jurisdiction to state courts of competent jurisdiction to entertain actions to recover overtime compensation and contains no limitation as to […]

301 A.2d 561 PETER BIAFORE v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF MERIDEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County is denied. Morton H. Greenblatt, assistant corporation counsel, in support of the petition. William I. Mark, […]

241 A.2d 380 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MILDRED FISHMAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant for further extension of time to file her brief in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. John D. Salling, in support of the motion. Submitted April 8, 1968 Decided May 7, 1968

425 A.2d 949 ALFRED COSENZA ET AL. v. GEORGE WHITMORE ET AL. FILE NO. 1005Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued October 14, 1980 — Decided January 30, 1981 Summary process action brought to the Superior Court in the sixth geographical area where the court, Mancini, J., denied the defendants’ motion for a jury trial, […]

449 A.2d 990 NEW HAVEN POLICE LOCAL 530 ET AL. v. FRANK LOGUE, MAYOR, CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. The plaintiffs, two police officers employed by the defendant city of New Haven, sought a judgment declaring invalid the police chief’s appointment of […]

717 A.2d 1216 CHRISTOPHER PRATO v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN (SC 15906)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Palmer and McDonald, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff sought, pursuant to the highway defect statute (§ 13a-149), to recover from the defendant city for personal injuries he sustained when an explosion from a bonfire set at […]

815 A.2d 105 ALLIANCE ENERGY CORPORATION v. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF MILFORD ET AL. (SC 16770)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus An action of a zoning board that involves the sale or use of liquor or that affects traffic in connection with the […]

703 A.2d 1132 REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY ET AL. (SC 15698)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. Syllabus The choice of law to be applied to a contract dispute should be determined not on the basis of the traditional doctrine of lex […]

757 A.2d 627 LUIS M. HENRIQUES v. WALTER J. MAGNAVICE ET AL. (AC 19822)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Spear and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover for personal injuries he sustained in an automobile accident that was allegedly caused by the negligence of an operator of a vehicle owned by the […]

JOHN A. CURRAN III, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF LEEANN CURRAN), ET AL. v. SHERRY L. KROLL ET AL 984 A.2d 763 (AC 29792)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Harper and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff administrator of the estate of L, who died from blood clots in both lungs, sought to recover damages for […]

146 A.2d 919 CHESTER WASELEWSKI v. PAULINE BARRI Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C.J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. The surety on a special bail bond conditioned to respond to judgment in a pending action against the principal for alienation of affections presented the principal in court during the trial and moved for discharge. […]

978 A.2d 1115 ROBERT CAMPAGNONE ET AL. v. DANIEL W. CLARK (AC 29440)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Borden, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff homeowners sought to recover damages from the defendant contractor for, inter alia, breach of a home improvement contract and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) (§ 42-110a et […]

815 A.2d 671 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BETHZAIDA PADUA, STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILFREDO CALVENTE, STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MIRANDA VIRGILIA CALVENTE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Bethzaida Padua’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 73 Conn. App. 386 (AC 21186/AC 21187/AC 21245), is denied. Richard W. Callahan, special public defender, […]

947 A.2d 422 JOHN A. FANOTTO, JR., ET AL. v. INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SEYMOUR. (AC 28405)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Beach and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, who owned certain real property in the town of Seymour, applied to the defendant inland wetlands commission for a permit to […]

197 A.2d 932 PARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. VIOLET F. KNAPP, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF C. STANLEY KNAPP) Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to disregard the defendant’s brief because it was untimely filed in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County at Stamford is denied. Robert E. Connolley, in support of […]

367 A.2d 1026 ALIX COHN v. GERARD H. COTNOIR Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New London County is granted unless the plaintiff on or before February 7, 1977, complies with 608A of the Practice Book and arranges payment for the transcript. Sabino P. Tamborra, […]

867 A.2d 841 MONETARY FUNDING GROUP, INC. v. JOHN PLUCHINO. No. (AC 24677).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and Schaller and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff financing corporation sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain of the defendant’s real property. The defendant had executed a ninety-day promissory note in the amount of $20,000 in […]

591 A.2d 812 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CLYDE TURNER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 24 Conn. App. 264, is denied. Susan M. Hankins, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Mary H. Lesser, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 18, 1991

963 A.2d 1117 MARY CARRANO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF PHILLIP J. CARRANO, JR.), ET AL. v. YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL ET AL. (AC 28901)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, McLachlan and Berdon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff C, individually and as administratrix of the estate of her husband, sought to recover damages for medical malpractice. The trial court rendered […]

755 A.2d 329 RONALD K. GOODRIDGE ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE BOROUGH OF NEWTOWN ET AL. (AC 18982)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff G, who had purchased a parcel of land from the plaintiff T, appealed to the trial court from the decision by the […]

784 A.2d 1047 MURIEL SULLIVAN v. WILLIAM W. SULLIVAN (AC 20380)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Spear and Daly, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court fixing the amount of alimony arrearage owed by the defendant pursuant to […]

635 A.2d 848 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL C. REDDICK (10500)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree in connection with a bank robbery, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly allowed into evidence an impermissively suggestive […]

579 A.2d 545 PAINE WEBBER JACKSON AND CURTIS, INC. v. GEOFFREY J. WINTERS (8127)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiff P Co., a New York brokerage corporation, sought to recover on two promissory notes executed by the defendant W, a former employee. As part of W’s employment agreement, he had received […]

682 A.2d 1068 STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (14410) (14411)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Schaller, Js. The defendant freedom of information commission appealed to this court from the judgments of the trial court […]

763 A.2d 199 HERITAGE SQUARE, LLC v. JOHN EOANOU (AC 19561)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Zarella and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff landlord sought damages from the defendant tenant for breach of a commercial lease agreement. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The […]

118 A.2d 463 JOHN H. INGALLS ET AL. v. THE ROGER SMITH HOTELS CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. In the construction of a lease, the intention of the parties, as gathered from the language of the lease when it is read in the light of the circumstances surrounding […]

770 A.2d 454 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LINDA CALONICO (SC 16295)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Sullivan, Js.[*] [*] The listing of justices reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of argument. Although Chief Justice McDonald reached the madatory age of retirement before the date that […]

764 A.2d 739 IN RE JONATHAN M.[*] (SC 16330)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 only […]

785 A.2d 228 EUGENE CHIMBLO v. GERHARD HUTTER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition for certification of the defendants, Gerhard Hutter, Nance Hutter, Maximilian Hutter and Rudolph Hutter, for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 21858) is denied. Gerhard Hutter, pro se, Nance Hutter, pro se, Maximilian Hutter, pro se, and Rudolf Hutter, […]

845 A.2d 415 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN GLASPER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 81 Conn. App. 367 (AC 23214), is denied. James B. Streeto, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided March 16, […]