Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

213 A.2d 525 TIMOTHY A. RYAN ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF STRATFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is set aside and the case is remanded with direction to sustain the […]

717 A.2d 117 KYLE P. PACKER ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF THOMASTON (SC 15862)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS By statute (§ 10-233d [a]), a board of education may expel, among others, any pupil whose conduct off school grounds is […]

749 A.2d 47 NANCY MORALES v. PENTEC, INC., ET AL. (AC 18653)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Hennessy and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought damages for breach of an employment contract with regard to a pension and profit sharing plan and medical benefits, and also made a statutory (§ 31-72) claim of failure to pay […]

270 A.2d 549 CONNECTICUT PRINTERS, INC. v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, COTTER, THIM, RYAN and SHAPIRO, Js. The compensation to which an owner is entitled in eminent domain proceedings is just compensation, viz., a fair equivalent in money for the property taken as nearly as its nature […]

740 A.2d 866 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM ASKEW Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 55 Conn. App. 34 (AC 17799), is denied. NORCOTT and SULLIVAN, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Michelle M. Napoli, special public defender, in support […]

379 A.2d 944 MARY-KATHERINE BELL ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County at Stamford is denied by the court. Robert C. Bell, Jr., in support of the petition. Walter […]

789 A.2d 519 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VASHUN LEWIS (AC 20560)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and Callahan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sale of narcotics and sale of narcotics within 1500 feet of a school, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The evidence presented was sufficient to support the jury’s […]

725 A.2d 967 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RONALD ANGUEIRA (AC 17730)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He claimed that the trial court improperly denied […]

705 A.2d 569 OLDEFIELD FARMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. LAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ET AL. (AC 16077)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Daly, Js. Argued December 16, 1997 Officially released January 13, 1998 Defendants’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Freed, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is […]

528 A.2d 841 BRIAN J. FOLEY v. SOUTHPORT MANOR CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC., ET AL. (5062)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, specific performance of a contract for the sale of the defendants’ nursing home located on real property owned by the defendant G. The trial court, […]

591 A.2d 830 VIRRUSO IMPORTS, INC. v. MARIO INTERLANDI (9432)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, FOTI and HEIMAN, Js. Argued April 25, 1991 Decision released May 21, 1991 Action to recover damages for breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, where the defendant filed a counterclaim, […]

355 A.2d 253 WALTER M. KEENAN v. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued October 8, 1974 Decision released November 5, 1974 Action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant Davey and by […]

858 A.2d 762 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF WALLINGFORD v. WALLINGFORD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. (SC 17141)Supreme Court of Connecticut. Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The defendant teachers union appealed from the judgment of the trial court declaring that the denial of a grievance filed by the defendant was […]

677 A.2d 994 PAVARINI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. EDGARDO IPPOLITI ET AL. (15381)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued May 31, 1996 Officially released July 2, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Mihalakos, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed and the case is remanded for […]

701 A.2d 337 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RAYMOND TRAMONT Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn. App. 926 (AC 15319), is denied. Donald D. Dakers, in support of the petition. Eileen McCarthy Geel, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 18, 1997

883 A.2d 1245 PAUL REEDER v. ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 88 Conn. App. 556 (AC 25259), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Paul Reeder, pro se, in support of the petition. […]

846 A.2d 962 THOMAS ROGERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. (AC 23756)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Flynn, Js. Submitted on briefs February 27, 2004 Officially released March 23, 2004 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Hon. Howard F. Zoarski, judge trial referee. PER CURIAM. The judgment is […]

26 A.2d 352 MATTHEW CHRISTIE, JR. v. PERLEY EAGER Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. It is the peculiar province of the jury to observe the demeanor of the parties and their witnesses and to draw inferences therefrom as to the motives underlying their testimony and conduct. Such evidence […]

733 A.2d 225 IN RE DAVID W. Supreme Court of Connecticut The respondent mother’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 52 Conn. App. 576 (AC 17564), is denied. Page 909 Bradford J. Chaucer, in support of the petition. Benjamin Zivyon, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided May 25, 1999

499 A.2d 59 DANIEL JACK II v. WILLIAM SCANLON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 4 Conn. App. 451, is dismissed. Howard B. Field III, in support of the petition. Ronald T. Murphy, in opposition. Decided September 24, 1985

271 A.2d 99 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PETER J. CATAUDELLA Supreme Court of Connecticut ALCORN, C.J., HOUSE, COTTER, THIM and RYAN, Js. No act should be held to be in violation of a criminal statute which does not fall within the spirit and fair import of its language. To constitute an alteration of a document […]

967 A.2d 339 EUGENIA MARTINO, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF FRANCESCA M. BENEDETTO) v. AMANDA SCALZO, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF ZACARIAS DACOSTA, JR.), ET AL. (AC 29205)Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Lavine and Foti, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff administratrix of the estate of F, who had obtained a $5 million wrongful death judgment against the estate of Z, […]

38 A.2d 668 MELBA SHEGDA v. THE HARTFORD-CONNECTICUT TRUST COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. A promise by a landlord, unsupported by any consideration, that he would make certain repairs within a tenement or the fact that he has made them might serve to corroborate other evidence indicating […]

806 A.2d 1053 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN AND BOROUGH OF NAUGATUCK v. TOWN AND BOROUGH OF NAUGATUCK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant town and borough of Naugatuck for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 70 Conn. App. 358 (AC 18902), is granted, limited to the following […]

755 A.2d 882 BRENDEN P. LEYDON v. TOWN OF GREENWICH ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Lucas Point Association, Inc.’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 57 Conn. App. 712 (AC 18628), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude, in effect, that the plaintiff […]

671 A.2d 860 IRENE H. BROMBERG v. PATRICK SNOW ET AL. (14860)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Heiman and Schaller, Js. Submitted on briefs February 13, 1996 Decision released March 5, 1996 Application for a prejudgment attachment of certain of the defendants’ real property, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

580 A.2d 64 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RACHEL McNEIL Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 519, is denied. Carolyn K. Longstreth, assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Temmy Ann Pieszak, assistant public defender, in opposition. Decided September 18, 1990

363 A.2d 776 WILLARD H. BEGLEY v. ROBERT PIKULA FILE No. 216Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued January 14, 1976 — Decided May 21, 1976 Action to recover damages for breach of employment agreement, brought to the Circuit Court in the twelfth circuit and tried to the court, Corrigan, J.; judgment for the plaintiff […]

242 A.2d 777 ANNE P. DICKAU ET AL. v. TOWN OF GLASTONBURY Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. The plaintiff taxpayers contended that the defendant town was estopped from altering the valuation of their property because the assessor had assured them that the existing valuation would not be changed […]

634 A.2d 299 STANLEY V. TUCKER v. PACE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATIONS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 384 (AC 11303), is denied. Stanley V. Tucker, pro se, in support of the petition. Paul D. Buhl, in opposition. Decided November 4, 1993

692 A.2d 834 SEAN P. BIALOWAS v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (15548)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Hennessy and Spallone, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision by the defendant commissioner of motor vehicles, made after a hearing, suspending the plaintiff’s motor vehicle operator’s license. The trial court rendered judgment dismissing the […]

200 A.2d 553 IN RE APPLICATION OF GEORGE KOENIG Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the respondent to strike out the appendix to the petitioner’s brief in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. Joseph G. Shapiro, in support of the motion. Louis Feinmark, in opposition. Submitted April 25, 1964 […]

651 A.2d 758 CYNTHIA GRAY, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF SHANEQUA GRAY), ET AL. v. HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL (13247)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, HEIMAN and SPEAR, Js. Submitted on briefs January 6, 1995 Decision released January 31, 1995 Action to recover damages for medical malpractice, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New […]

637 A.2d 398 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LAMONT A. BARNES (11640)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, FREEDMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted of the crime of larceny in the third degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant’s unpreserved claim that the trial court improperly instructed the jury as to the proof of the […]

751 A.2d 420 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GALEN J. CYR (AC 18807)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Hennessy and Daly, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who had been convicted of the crimes of risk of injury to a child and prostitution, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court revoking his probation for his […]

491 A.2d 1096 FREDERICK T. SULLIVAN v. THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. (11896)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and BRENNAN, Js. The plaintiff superintendent of the Waterbury police department brought an action against the defendant Waterbury board of police commissioners and the defendant retirement board […]

492 A.2d 518 JOHN W. SPATOLA v. DEBORAH L. SPATOLA ET AL. (2596)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and F.X. HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff, claiming, inter alia, a constructive trust and a resulting trust, sought to have transferred to him the named defendant’s interest in a parcel of real property which the plaintiff, during an […]

700 A.2d 71 RICHARD B. POLIVY v. AIR ONE, INC., ET AL. (AC 15926)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Hennessy and Mottolese, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff, who held a security interest in a certain aircraft, sought, inter alia, a declaratory judgment determining the validity and priority of the parties’ interests in the aircraft. The […]

294 A.2d 569 IN RE APPLICATION OF THOMAS J. COURTNEY FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. A member of the New York bar for a number of years, the respondent moved to Connecticut and applied to the Superior Court for admission to the state […]

710 A.2d 757 STEPHEN C. ELDRIDGE v. PHYLLIS ELDRIDGE (SC 15716)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed to the Appellate Court challenging the order of the trial court finding the plaintiff in contempt for his […]

JOHN TAYLOR v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. 11 A.3d 160 (AC 30464)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Beach, Js. Syllabus The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. After the habeas court denied the petitioner’s motion to modify a scheduling order to continue the trial date, the petitioner and his […]

989 A.2d 1075 DOW-WESTBROOK, INC. v. CANDLEWOOD EQUINE PRACTICE, LLC (AC 29982)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Robinson and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for negligence in connection with injuries suffered by the plaintiff’s horse at the defendant’s veterinary clinic, where the plaintiff had boarded its horse for breeding. […]

208 A.2d 748 THOMAS J. PETRIZZO ET AL. v. COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. The true test of foreseeability of harm is whether the ordinary prudent person in the defendant’s position, knowing what he knew or should have known, would have anticipated that harm of […]

762 A.2d 603 MOUNTAINDALE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. JOSEPH ZAPPONE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 311 (AC 18538), is denied. MCDONALD, C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. James W. Oliver and David R. […]

738 A.2d 663 DONALD UTZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Donald Utz’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 53 Conn. App. 670 (AC 16889), is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, in support […]

649 A.2d 801 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID WILLIAM SALERNO (12348)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, LANDAU and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted of the crime of attempted possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the prosecution against him should have been dismissed because efforts by […]

205 A.2d 484 SHIRLEY H. COOKE v. UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, Js. The principal issue on appeal was whether the commissioner was justified in finding partial incapacity on the basis of the plaintiff’s testimony as to her constant pain and stiffness resulting from […]

495 A.2d 718 ANNA D. COPE v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD (3424)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.P.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court challenging the action of the defendant West Hartford board of education terminating her teaching contract. That court dismissed her appeal and the […]

883 A.2d 1 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GERMAN HERNANDEZ. No. (AC 25451).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Flynn and Gruendel, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of murder in connection with the stabbing death of the victim, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that his due process right to […]

974 A.2d 722 IN RE LYRIC H. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent mother for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 114 Conn. App. 582 (AC 29904), is denied. Page 922 David J. Reich, in support of the petition. Steven Vitelli, assistant attorney general, and John F. Daly III, in opposition. […]

407 A.2d 979 NECIA W. HOPKINS v. STANLEY J. PAC, COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Js. Because all those affected by the actions and decisions of the Indian Affairs Council were not, as required by the rules of practice (now 390 [d]), notified […]

636 A.2d 850 LAMBERTO LUCARELLI v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 907 (AC 11788), is denied. Lamberto Lucarelli, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided January 27, 1994 Page 920

140 A.2d 708 WILLIAM JOHNSON, ADMINISTRATOR C.T.A. (ESTATE OF CARL JOHANSON) v. ROCKAWAY BUS CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut WYNNE, C. J., BALDWIN, DALY, KING and MURPHY, Js. Upon the evidence the jury could have found that the statutory negligence of the defendant N in driving west of the intersection on the wrong […]

515 A.2d 1079 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JACQUELINE AUGUSTINE (4036)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. Appellate review of a constitutional challenge to a condition of an order releasing a criminal defendant from pretrial custody is not available where, as here, the defendant has been convicted and there is no reasonable […]

671 A.2d 1296 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENDRICK WILKES (15278)Supreme Court of Connecticut Peters, C.J., and Callahan, Berdon, Norcott and Palmer, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sale of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and conspiracy to violate the dependency producing drug law, the defendant appealed to the Appellate Court, which reversed […]

200 A.2d 554 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM J. PALADINE Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. Morris Y. Brown, in support of the petition. George J. Jaser, assistant prosecuting attorney, in opposition. Submitted April 27, 1964 Decided May […]

557 A.2d 568 HERBERT C. HALLAS ET AL. v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (7161)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT. C.J., DALY and JACOBSON, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant freedom of information commission determining that a private law firm acting in the capacity of a town’s […]

693 A.2d 307 LAWRENCE DeANGELIS v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES (AC 16305)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Landau and Schaller, Js. Argued April 24, 1997 Officially released May 20, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Aronson, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

841 A.2d 220 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES SERVELLO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 80 Conn. App. 313 (AC 22759), is denied. SULLIVAN, C.J., and NORCOTT and KATZ, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Page 915 William B. Westcott, […]

548 A.2d 17 JOHN E. PECK ET AL. v. MICHAEL D. McCLURG ET AL. (5737)Appellate Court of Connecticut BIELUCH, STOUGHTON and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiffs, who had entered into a conditional agreement to sell a certain restaurant to the defendant M sought damages for breach of contract after M encountered financial difficulties and asked to […]

355 A.2d 126 JEANNETTE CIULEWICZ v. COLLEEN P. DOYLE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is granted. Howard B. Field III, in support of the petition. Submitted March 23, 1976 Decided April 6, 1976 Page 731

779 A.2d 838 JOSEPH R. KREVIS ET AL. v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT (AC 19438)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought, in two cases that were consolidated for trial, to recover from the defendant city for, inter alia, the city’s allegedly unauthorized release of his medical and personnel records. On […]

617 A.2d 932 WATERWORKS v. REAL AUDET ET AL. (10995)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and FREEDMAN, Js. Argued November 3, 1992 Decision released December 22, 1992 Action to recover damages for breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury where the defendants filed a counterclaim; thereafter, the matter […]

531 A.2d 1203 MARILYN GRIFFITHS v. LAWRENCE GRIFFITHS (5226)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, BORDEN and DALY, Js. Submitted on briefs September 1, 1987 Decision released September 30, 1987 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven and referred to Hon. […]

723 A.2d 362 RICHARD M. FRANCHI v. AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA, L.P., ET AL. (AC 17563)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Healey, Js. Argued November 4, 1998 Officially released November 24, 1998 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, Hon. Philip E. Mancini, judge trial referee. PER CURIAM. The judgment […]

651 A.2d 292 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID GREEN (13438)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Argued November 28, 1994 Decision released December 20, 1994 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of aiding assault in the first degree and conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, brought to the Superior […]

290 A.2d 327 [2] STATE EX REL. JAMES KELMAN ET AL. v. GLORIA SCHAFFER, SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT STATE EX REL. JAMES KELMAN ET AL. v. REGINALD J. REYNOLDS, TOWN CLERK, THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, THIM, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Courts will not proceed with […]

330 A.2d 462 PAUL J. HANSON ET AL. v. A. EARL WOOD, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied without prejudice to renewing it upon the same grounds pending the determination by the committee […]

464 A.2d 57 PETER J. KAKADELIS v. LOUIS A. DeFABRITIS ET AL. (11205)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, Js. The plaintiff real estate broker sought damages from the defendants alleging that they had tortiously interfered with the business relationship he had with the seller of certain real property. The trial court […]

541 A.2d 504 FREDERICK PAYNE v. CARL ROBINSON, WARDEN (13177)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The petitioner, whose probation had been revoked following his arrest on charges of threatening and carrying a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle, sought a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the weapon had […]

392 A.2d 452 FAIRFIELD BAR COMMITTEE v. LESTER ESTERMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, SPEZIALE and HEALEY, Js. When a report of a standing committee on recommendations for admission to the bar is challenged, the Superior Court should have before it not only the report of the committee but also […]

16 A.2d 483 J. WESLEY ROMMELL ET ALS. v. PHILIP J. WALSH ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. While a zoning board of appeals is invested with a liberal discretion to decide whether to reverse a former decision, it is a discretion which is subject to […]

810 A.2d 273 ELIZABETH M. HAMMICK v. JAMES T. HAMMICK Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 71 Conn. App. 680 (AC 21354), is denied. ZARELLA, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Elizabeth M. Hammick, pro se, in support of the […]

539 A.2d 1041 ADVANCED SERVICES, INC., ET AL. v. DANIEL C. WRIGHT, JR., ET AL. (5763)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. Submitted on briefs March 10, 1988 Decision released March 25, 1988 Action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real property, and for other relief, brought to […]

652 A.2d 529 STEPHEN MASSAD ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW LONDON ET AL. (13037)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, HEIMAN and SPEAR, Js. The plaintiffs, nonresident owners of property in the defendant city of New London, sought, inter alia, to enjoin the city from proceeding with a referendum on a proposed property tax increase without […]

722 A.2d 807 PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. JUDITH PEREZ-HENDERSON Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 653 (AC 16965), is denied. Robert G. Oliver, in support of the petition. Mark R. Soboslai, in opposition. Decided September 29, 1998 Page 918

606 A.2d 63 E. JAMES MacLELLAND v. LER ASSOCIATES No. 10520Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, NORCOTT and HEIMAN, Js. Argued April 6, 1992 Decision released April 21, 1992 Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, where the defendant filed a […]

607 A.2d 418 AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. v. JOHN SCHUSS ET AL. (14369)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. The plaintiff insurer, A Co., sought to recover proceeds it had paid to the plaintiff insured, a West Hartford synagogue, as a result of a fire set by […]

747 A.2d 520 NATIONAL LOAN INVESTORS L.P. v. JURI E. TAALMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, (AC 20270), is denied. SULLIVAN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Gilbert Shasha, in support of the petition. Frederic S. Ury, […]

28 A.3d 339 EDWARD A. PERUTA v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 128 Conn. App. 777 (AC 31142), is denied. HARPER, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Rachel M. Baird, in support […]

754 A.2d 164 GEORGE M. MANDES v. ROBERT GODIKSEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 57 Conn. App. 79 (AC 18532), is denied. Kenneth J. Bartschi and Wesley W. Horton, in support of the petition. Geraldine Battistoli, in opposition. Decided May 31, 2000 Page […]

612 A.2d 110 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANKIE ESTRADA (10304)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. Convicted of the crime of conspiracy to commit murder, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the evidence presented was insufficient to support his conviction. The victim had been shot on a city […]

975 A.2d 1277 LOVIE DECHIO v. RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant the second injury fund for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 114 Conn. App. 58 (AC 29461), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the worker’s compensation review […]

697 A.2d 688 MUTHU SANKARAN v. RONALD JARVIS ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 919 (AC 15977), is denied. Peter Luria, in support of the petition. Philip K. Meister and Lawrence H. Dickson, in opposition. Decided July 3, 1997

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TAVORUS L. FLUKER 1 A.3d 1216 (AC 30638)Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, C. J., and Alvord and Foti, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempt to commit murder, assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with his alleged conduct in shooting the victim, the […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAVID OSUCH. 10 A.3d 1052Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 124 Conn. App. 572 (AC 30489), is denied. Jodi Zils Gagne, special public defender, in support of the petition. Richard K. Greenalch, Jr., special deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December […]