Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

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 […]

499 A.2d 56 ANGELINA CARACANSI v. FRANK A. CARACANSI Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 4 Conn. App. 645, is denied. William F. Gallagher, in support of the petition. Thomas W. Beecher, in opposition. Decided September 24, 1985

798 A.2d 501 KEVIN TERRY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 21825)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Spear and Dranginis, Js. Submitted on briefs April 3 Officially released May 14, 2002 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Resha, J. Per Curiam. A review of the record and briefs shows […]

966 A.2d 743 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY VELEZ (AC 29283)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Lavine and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of murder, burglary in the first degree and criminal mischief, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his unpreserved claim that the trial court […]

186 A.2d 157 DORIS V. ADAMS EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF EMMETT C. ADAMS), ET AL. v. CHARLES E. WILLIAMSON, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The widow of the decedent was the executrix of his will and a trustee of the residuary trust created by […]

762 A.2d 900 JAMES DAY v. CITY OF MIDDLETOWN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by Furniss and Quinn, P.C., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 816 (AC 17283), is denied. PALMER, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. James F. Aspell, in […]

684 A.2d 1230 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN BENJAMIN BURTON (15078)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Spear, Js. Argued November 12, 1996 Officially released December 3, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Schimelman, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

724 A.2d 1130 ROBERT MERCER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 17998)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, SCHALLER and CRETELLA, Js. The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of robbery in the first degree, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court rendered judgment dismissing the petition, from which […]

36 A.2d 739 THOMAS F. McCARTHY v. THE THAMES DYEING AND BLEACHING COMPANY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, JS.[1] Because a plaintiff cannot substantiate a separable part of the claim in his complaint, he is not to be barred of recovery as regards that portion of it he can establish. […]

584 A.2d 1191 ROCHELLE P. TESLER, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. TESLER) v. GARY T. JOHNSON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 23 Conn. App. 536, is denied. Raymond L. Baribeault, Jr., in support of the petition. John W. O’Meara, in opposition. Decided January […]

474 A.2d 795 THREE S. DEVELOPMENT COMPANY v. D. EARL SANTORE (12041)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA, GRILLO and BIELUCH, Js. Where a party seeks a prejudgment remedy, a trial court must determine whether there is “probable cause to sustain the validity of [his] claim.” On appeal from an order granting a prejudgment remedy, […]

681 A.2d 362 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT L. GARRETT (14385)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Schaller, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree and interfering with an officer in connection with a break-in at a used auto parts store, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial […]

435 A.2d 712 JULES E. FILIERE v. THE MANCHESTER INVESTMENT CORPORATION FILE NO. 1091Appellate Session of the Superior Court Because of the defendant lessee’s failure to comply with a provision in a lease it had with the plaintiff landlord, which provision required it to pay, as additional rent, property taxes in excess of those which […]

673 A.2d 1185 COUNTRYWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION v. ISAAC L. SMITH ET AL. (15325)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Lavery and Heiman, Js. Argued April 3, 1996 Officially released April 30, 1996 Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

971 A.2d 846 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID A. FERNANDES, JR. (AC 28925)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Harper and Lavery, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of assault in the second degree as an accessory, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant initially had been issued a juvenile summons on a charge of conspiracy […]

438 A.2d 120 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM NEMETH Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree (53a-55 [a] [1]) for causing the death of J, his common-law wife, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court did […]

339 A.2d 476 NAPIER TALTON v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for a review of the trial court’s refusal to make a finding in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted and the trial court is directed to file with this court a finding, such […]

576 A.2d 156 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHERMAN COFIELD (7901)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and LAVERY, Js. Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of marijuana and interfering with an officer, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed, inter […]

541 A.2d 880 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL D’AMBROSIO (5170)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and O’CONNELL, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the third degree, Conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree, criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree, and larceny in the sixth degree, following a break-in at […]

280 A.2d 536 DAVENPORT TAXI, INC. v. STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant for remand to the trial court for further proceedings and for final disposition in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. Carl D. Eisenman, special assistant attorney general, in support of the […]

692 A.2d 869 DONNA M. McCARTHY v. VINCENT P. McCARTHY (15209)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Heiman and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs March 24, 1997 Officially released April 22, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Hon. Margaret C. Driscoll, judge trial referee. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page […]

628 A.2d 1298 HOLLY HILL HOLDINGS v. GEORGE D. LOWMAN ET AL. (14707)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and PALMER, Js. The plaintiff sought to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property it had sold to the defendants. Prior to its conveyance, the property had been used as an automobile service station. […]

270 A.2d 360 EVELYN QUEEN v. NANCY GAGLIOLA Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is granted. William F. Gallagher, in support of the petition. Andrew D. Sabetta, in opposition. Submitted October 1, 1970 Decided November 3, 1970

815 A.2d 676 CAROL PEREZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Carol Perez’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 73 Conn. App. 611 (AC 21514), is denied. Page 944 NORCOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Alan E. Dillon, special public defender, […]

347 A.2d 75 HELEN DINDA ET AL. v. HENRI SIROIS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, G. J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The doctrine of unavoidable accident, discussed. The plaintiffs’ car, driven south, made a left turn at an intersection and collided with the defendants’ car, which was proceeding north. Although no […]

717 A.2d 140 ANGELA CORNELIO v. STAMFORD HOSPITAL (SC 15826)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff, in contemplation of a medical malpractice action against the defendant hospital, brought a replevin action to obtain possession of certain pathology slides of tissue specimens obtained from her […]

593 A.2d 967 RANDOLPH FORD v. UP-RITE ELEVATOR CO. ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Bmarf Corporation’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is denied. Claudia A. Baio, in support of the petition. Decided July 9, 1991

554 A.2d 743 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM GIROLOMONI Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn. App. 245, is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court err in affirming the defendant’s conviction and holding that the wiretap panel’s Page 805 failure to […]

742 A.2d 1270 JANE KRUPIEN v. PRYIA RAI (AC 18305)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been injured in a motor vehicle accident while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, sought damages from the defendant, the operator of the other vehicle. The jury […]

420 A.2d 1142 ROBERT LAWRENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. v. PALMA DEL VECCHIO ET AL. ROBERT LAWRENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. v. HELEN SCANZILLO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, PETERS and N. O’NEILL, Js. The defendant A and the defendant B in the first case appealed from a judgment ordering specific performance of a […]

MILAN CAIS v. GREEN ACRES ASSOCIATES, LLC 991 A.2d 1118 (AC 31354)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, C. J., and Gruendel and McDonald, Js. Argued April 6, 2010 Officially released May 4, 2010 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex, Holzberg, J. MEMORANDUM DECISIONS PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHANDRA BOZELKO. 990 A.2d 867Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 119 Conn. App. 483 (AC 29549), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Alice Osedach, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. […]

637 A.2d 1101 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROY E. SKIPPER (14744)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, Js. Convicted of eight counts each of the crimes of sexual assault in the second degree and risk of injury to a child as a result of a sexual relationship with a neighbor’s minor […]

363 A.2d 86 HARRY A. FINMAN AND SON, INC. v. THE CONNECTICUT TRUCK AND TRAILER SERVICE COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. Where a party advances two distinct defenses and there is no error in the instructions as to one of them, a general verdict for […]

930 A.2d 50 NEWTOWN POOL CONSTRUCTION, LLC v. MARK ERRICO. (AC 27498)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, DiPentima and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to the Home Improvement Act (§ 20-429 [f]), when a fact finder determines that the denial of recovery for the reasonable value of services provided at the homeowner’s request would be inequitable, such […]

755 A.2d 179 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BARRY THOMAS (SC 16040)Supreme Court of Connecticut McDonald, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Argued May 25, 2000 Officially released July 4, 2000 Procedural History Information charging the defendant with the crime of murder, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain […]

659 A.2d 1208 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK v. WILLIAM H. GILBERT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Dorothy Lerner’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 37 Conn. App. 910 (AC 13467), is denied. Dorothy Lerner, in support of the petition. Decided June 13, 1995

504 A.2d 529 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RALPH ROMAN (3409)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. Convicted of the crimes of criminal possession of a pistol by a felon and of carrying a pistol without a permit, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The trial court’s exclusion of evidence which was proffered by […]

671 A.2d 865 LOUIS F. KILHAM III v. JOAN A. KILHAM (14461)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C. J., and Spear and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs February 13, 1996 Decision released March 12, 1996 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

938 A.2d 1285 MARK LEATHERWOOD v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 27784)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Harper and Foti, Js. Submitted on briefs November 15, 2007 Officially released February 5, 2008 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the […]

856 A.2d 428 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KANIYN J. PARKER. No. (AC 24195).Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and Flynn, Js. Syllabus Convicted, on a plea of nolo contendere, of the crime of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, inter alia, that the trial […]

755 A.2d 885 CITY OF NEW HAVEN v. LOCAL 884, COUNCIL 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (AC 18889)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The defendant union appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff city’s application to vacate, on public policy grounds, an arbitration award rendered in […]

518 A.2d 631 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NORMAN P. HIGGINS (12315)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, CALLAHAN and M. HENNESSEY, Js. The defendant, along with an accomplice, O, was charged with the crime of felony murder in connection with the death of a robbery victim. On the defendant’s appeal to this court following […]

660 A.2d 863 IN RE CHRISTINA V. ET AL.[*] (13869)Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142(b) and Practice Book § 4166B.2, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection […]

319 A.2d 406 JERRY TUCCIO v. WILLIAM J. ZEHRUNG ET AL. JERRY TUCCIO v. CHARLES W. TREAT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued January 4, 1973 Decided January 10, 1973 Action, in the first case, for an injunction restraining the defendant from revoking an approval of […]

769 A.2d 62 SUSAN K. HEFTI v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 270 (AC 19085), is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Jeffrey D. Brownstein, in support of […]

807 A.2d 1028 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERTO ARCENIEGA. (AC 21144).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Schaller, Mihalakos and Peters, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of conspiracy to possess narcotics, conspiracy to sell narcotics and conspiracy to sell a controlled substance within 1500 feet of a public school, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. […]

929 A.2d 572 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LITCHFIELD v. BRUCE V. MILLER ET AL (SC 17750), (SC 17774)Supreme Court of Connecticut Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff bank sought to recover money that it had loaned to the defendants B and L to finance their purchase of a boat from the […]

703 A.2d 1196 ANDREW J. BOBKOWICZ v. LUNN INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (AC 16069) (AC 16165)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C. J., and Foti and Hennessy, Js. Argued December 2, 1997 Officially released December 23, 1997 Named defendant’s appeals from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Mihalakos, J.; Moraghan, J. Per Curiam. […]

827 A.2d 22 DANYELLE JEFFERY v. BLUE RIBBON LEASING, INC., ET AL. (AC 23509)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Foti and McLachlan, Js. Submitted on briefs June 11 Officially released July 8, 2003 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London, Hon. Seymour L. Hendel, judge trial referee. […]

398 A.2d 311 HELEN GURECKI, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF JOSEPH GURECKI) v. WALTER JOHNSON Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and RUBINOW, Js. Argued May 4, 1978 Decision released June 13, 1978 Action to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s decedent, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the […]

716 A.2d 71 CHARLES NICHOLS v. THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT, INC., ET AL. (SC 15799)Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff, an employee of H Co., sought damages from the named defendant, L Co., for negligence after he sustained injuries from a fall at L Co.’s restaurant. H Co. […]

467 A.2d 938 ZOLAN, BERNSTEIN, DWORKEN KLEIN v. HENRY MILONE ET AL. (2354)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, HULL and BORDEN, Js. On the defendants’ appeal from the trial court’s judgment for the plaintiff partnership in its action to recover fees allegedly due and owing for accounting services performed by it at the defendants’ request, held […]

682 A.2d 1089 ELIZABETH B. MULLER v. THOMAS K. MULLER (14841)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C. J., and Heiman and Shea, Js. The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved, appealed to this court from the trial court’s granting of the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss his motion for modification of his visitation rights […]

677 A.2d 27 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NNAMDI CLARKE (14621)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Foti and Lavery, Js. Argued May 28, 1996 Officially released June 18, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven Hadden, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

596 A.2d 443 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSE J. GONZALEZ (9056)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LAVERY and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of attempted murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court should not have refused […]

43 A.2d 72 LILLIAN L. ROGERS v. THE COLUMBIAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. In the plaintiff’s application for hospitalization insurance, she stated that she had had tonsils, appendix and a fibrous tumor removed. The policy as issued provided that no indemnity should be payable for […]

513 A.2d 1211 MARY M. HERRMANN v. SUMMER PLAZA CORPORATION ET AL. (12696)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. In 1979, the plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendants to recover damages in connection with a boundary and surface water cause of action. New counsel entered a general appearance for the […]

444 A.2d 1376 JOSEPHINE MARTIN v. CHARLES MARTIN Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. Argued March 11, 1982 Decision released May 11, 1982 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury and referred to Hon. […]

947 A.2d 344 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAMON MORENO-CUEVAS. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 104 Conn. App. 288 (AC 27620), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Laljeebhai R. Patel, special public defender, in support of the […]

464 A.2d 771 ANN GREENWOOD v. raymond GREENWOOD (10836)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, Js. The plaintiff mother, whose marriage to the defendant father had been dissolved in 1977, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court finding her in contempt for her failure to comply with […]

820 A.2d 1116 GINA RESURRECCION v. NORMANDY HEIGHTS, LLC (AC 22772)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Flynn and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff tenant sought damages from the defendant landlord for, inter alia, unauthorized entry, claiming that personal items and cash were taken from her apartment when the landlord permitted a window repair company to enter […]

742 A.2d 1285 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LOUIS REED (AC 17678)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Vertefeuille and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of larceny in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. There was no merit to the defendant’s claim that because the victim had been tricked […]

959 A.2d 1093 MARSHALL BROWN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 29008)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Robinson and Peters, Js. Argued November 17, 2008 Officially released December 9, 2008 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Fuger, J. Per Curiam. The appeal is dismissed.

678 A.2d 496 LINDA LABENSKI v. LOUIS GOLDBERG, COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (14548)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Hennessy and Shea, Js. The plaintiff, who had successfully appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment upholding the suspension of her driver’s license by the defendant commissioner of motor vehicles, requested attorney’s fees and costs pursuant […]

823 A.2d 1271 CARDI MATERIALS CORPORATION v. CONNECTICUT LANDSCAPING BRUZZI CORPORATION (AC 23131)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Peters, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in this breach of contract action. The defendant claimed that because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, […]

628 A.2d 600 PATRICIA KANE v. JAMES D. PARRY (14607)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., BORDEN, BERDON, PALMER and SANTANIELLO, Js. Argued March 25, 1993 Decision released August 3, 1993 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk and tried to […]

743 A.2d 619 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANK BELL Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 55 Conn. App. 475 (AC 17999), is denied. McDONALD, C. J., and BERDON, J., dissenting. We would grant the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal. SULLIVAN, J., did not participate in […]

655 A.2d 805 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS SANDERS (13157)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, LANDAU and SPEAR, Js. Argued January 10, 1995 Decision released March 14, 1995 Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of robbery in the first degree and with the crimes of conspiracy to commit robbery in the […]

145 A.2d 592 CHARLES N. BAPTIST v. DAVID SHANEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. The denial by the defendant corporation of the plaintiff’s allegation that the defendant S was operating his automobile, at the time of the collision, in the course of his employment for […]

699 A.2d 52 JOHN DOE v. CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. (SC 15631)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Peters, Js. Syllabus The claimant, a police officer employed by the defendant city of Stamford, sought, under the Workers’ Compensation Act (§ 31-275 et seq.), to recover expenses for medical testing and […]

925 A.2d 1133 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EUGENE CROMETY (AC 26942)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Harper and Lavine, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that the defendant could not prevail on his claim that […]

808 A.2d 351 MADOLYN PARKER v. PAUL SLOSBERG, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF MILTON O. SLOSBERG), ET AL. (AC 21936).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Schaller, Mihalakos and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The defendant, the coexecutor of the estate of his father, S, and the trustee for a revocable trust created by S, appealed to this court from the judgment […]

656 A.2d 232 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SAMUEL GEORGE (12119)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, SPEAR and HENNESSY, Js. Convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that under the facts here, where the defendant had been warned by a police officer three hours before his […]

WALPOLE WOODWORKERS, INC. v. SID MANNING 11 A.3d 165 (AC 31447)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, C. J., and Alvord and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for breach of contract, seeking the balance due on a contract to install a fence at the defendant’s residence. As one of his […]

578 A.2d 167 WILLIAM H. CASHMAN v. SULLIVAN AND DONEGAN, P. C. (8560)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff attorney sought to vacate an arbitration award rendered in connection with a dispute he had with the defendant law firm, his former employer. He claimed that the defendant had failed to comply […]

576 A.2d 582 MORTON J. DOWNEY, SR. v. RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. (8130)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and LAVERY, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant retirement board of the city of Waterbury denying his request to be rehired as a Waterbury […]