Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

218 A.2d 538 SAMPSON TKACZYK ET AL. v. KENNETH GALLAGHER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied. Walter A. DeAndrade, for the appellee (defendant). Evelyn Tkaczyk and Julia Cravens, pro se, the appellants (plaintiffs). Argued April 5, 1966 Decided […]

861 A.2d 513 MARY ALICE LEONHARDT, LLC v. ERIC S. GLUCK. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 25245), is denied. Eric S. Gluck, pro se, in support of the petition. P. Jo Anne Burgh, in opposition. Decided October 26, 2004. Page 940

703 A.2d 98 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERIC MAIA (AC 15623)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js. Officially released November 11, 1997 Procedural History Petition for certification for review of the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court’s judgment convicting the defendant of possession of […]

665 A.2d 900 ESSEX SAVINGS BANK v. JOHN F. COYNE ESSEX SAVINGS BANK v. JEFFREY W. NAVIN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants John F. Coyne and Jeffrey W. Navin’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 38 Conn. App. 904 (AC 13748/14169), is denied. Kenneth R. Davis, in support of […]

145 A.2d 746 SEEMA GORDON v. ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. GEORGE W. BAKER ET AL. v. HUGH D. CATTY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js While courts cannot substitute their discretion for the liberal discretion conferred on local zoning authorities, they […]

551 A.2d 1220 TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY v. JOHN RUBIN ET AL. (13207)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The plaintiff insurance company, T Co., sought, inter alia, to set aside an allegedly fraudulent conveyance of certain real property made by the named defendant, R, to the defendant P. T […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL MOODY. 996 A.2d 1193Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 121 Conn. App. 207 (AC 30031), is denied. Elizabeth M. Inkster, senior assistant public defender, and Mirza Refai Arefin, certified legal intern, in support of the petition. Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., senior […]

959 A.2d 1092 CECELIA LEBBY v. OAK HILL SILVER FOX GROUP HOME ET AL (AC 29463)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Gruendel, Js. Submitted on briefs October 15, 2008 Officially released November 18, 2008 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Britain, Pittman, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is […]

936 A.2d 701 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KEVIN EPPS. (AC 27804)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Gruendel and Foti, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree in connection with an incident in which the defendant allegedly punched the victim after she tried […]

353 A.2d 776 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JESUS AVILA Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. The defendant appealed his conviction of the crime of possession of heroin with intent to sell or dispense. There was evidence that he was observed carrying a brown paper bag which he discarded while […]

612 A.2d 1197 EDWARD MORIN v. BELL COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. (14360)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. The duty of a possessor of land to refrain from actively injuring a licensee and to warn him of dangerous conditions known to the possessor is contingent on the possessor’s actual […]

379 A.2d 944 DIANE C. MAURIELLO v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF WEST HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion for a review of the order of the trial court denying the plaintiff’s motion to rectify the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is granted and the relief sought herein is […]

627 A.2d 1373 GUY OWENS v. NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (10654)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff neurosurgeon, whose medical staff privileges had been terminated by the defendant hospital, sought damages alleging breach of contract and negligent infliction of emotional distress. He also sought injunctive relief in the form of reinstatement […]

677 A.2d 489 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HENRY W. LEKOSKY (14676)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Schaller and Spallone, Js. Argued April 29, 1996 Officially released June 18, 1996 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crime of possession of narcotics, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London, geographical […]

446 A.2d 1068 ROSE VALLEY, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE FAZZINA) v. SALVATORE FAZZINA Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. The plaintiff’s decedent, alleging both fraud and undue influence, sought to have set aside her conveyance of a multi-family house to her defendant son. Following the trial, the trial court […]

819 A.2d 938 ANGELA L. RUFFIN v. AMERICAN RENTAL CAR (AC 23036)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Bishop and West, Js. Submitted on briefs February 26 Officially released March 18, 2003 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Silbert, J.; Levine, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

275 A.2d 604 ARLENE AVAK v. GEORGE AVAK Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Jerome E. Caplan, for the appellee (plaintiff). William J. Eddy, for the appellant (defendant). Argued April 6, 1971 Decided April 6, 1971

918 A.2d 311 WAYNE HALL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 27353).Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Harper and Stoughton, Js. Argued March 14, 2007. Officially released April 10, 2007. Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, Fuger, J. Per Curiam. The appeal is dismissed.

332 A.2d 112 ELIZABETH PAGE v. WELFARE COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Court of Common Pleas is granted. Norman J. Johnson, in support of the petition. Edward F. Reynolds, Jr., assistant attorney general, in opposition. Submitted January 17, 1974 Decided January 29, […]

774 A.2d 141 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM VALEDON Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 62 Conn. App. 824 (AC 20383), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant was denied his right of […]

576 A.2d 546 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAVIER QUINONES Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 506, is denied. Philip Russell, in support of the petition. Rita M. Shair, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided June 21, 1990

508 A.2d 770 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERNST WEBER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 6 Conn. App. 407, is denied. John R. Williams, in support of the petition. Christopher Malany, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 23, 1986

905 A.2d 1165 LEANDRO RIZZUTO v. DAVIDSON LADDERS, INC., ET AL. No. (SC 17310).Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js.[*] [*] The listing of justices reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal […]

959 A.2d 1011 KANDY ESPOSITO v. DAVID BANNING. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 110 Conn. App. 479 (AC 28661), is denied. Daniel W. Adelman, in support of the petition. Gail M. Lawrence, assistant attorney general, in opposition. Decided November 5, 2008

418 A.2d 907 TOWN OF BROOKFIELD v. GREENRIDGE, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, Js. In the first count of a two-count complaint, the plaintiff town of Brookfield sought damages from the defendant G Co. for G Co.’s alleged failure to complete road improvements in an approved […]

476 A.2d 1069 ZBIGNIEW S. ROZBICKI v. RICHARD PELLETIER (2395)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. Argued April 3, 1984 Decision released June 5, 1984 Action to recover for injuries sustained in an automobile collision allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

373 A.2d 1207 WILLIAM J. COUSINS v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WOODBRIDGE Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County is denied. Vincent R. Falcone, in support of the petition. Frederick S. Moss, in opposition. Submitted May 23, […]

916 A.2d 767 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FLORA CANALES. No. (SC 17102).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus Convicted after a jury trial of murder, the defendant, who had made certain statements to the police when she was detained in the lobby of her apartment building and later, at the […]

850 A.2d 184 JOYCE BERGESON v. CITY OF NEW LONDON ET AL. (SC 17005)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to a provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act (§ 31-306 [a] [2] [A]), annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the weekly compensation rate of each dependent, paid by an employer […]

179 A.2d 626 WILLIAM PITT v. GEORGE E. KENT, JR., EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF GEORGE E. KENT), ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. Whether a real estate broker was the procuring cause of a sale is essentially a question of fact, and the trier’s conclusion must stand unless […]

602 A.2d 9 HOMES B.C., INC. v. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF REDDING ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Nancy Burton’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Was the Appellate Court correct in dismissing the appeal of the defendant Nancy Burton, […]

23 A.2d 919 GRAZIA TIRENDI v. CITY OF WATERBURY. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The jury could reasonably have found that the defendant, in failing to discover and remedy the dangerous defect in the sidewalk, consisting of an excavation covered by loose planks, failed in the performance […]

815 A.2d 145 MOHICAN VALLEY CONCRETE CORPORATION ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. (AC 21794)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, West and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from the decision by the defendant zoning board of appeals granting an application by the individual […]

769 A.2d 61 RENZ v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 336 (AC 20367), is denied. Page 946 VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Matthew Dallas Gordon, in support of […]

797 A.2d 518 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL L. DAVIS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 68 Conn. App. 794 (AC 20124), is denied. Michael L. Moscowitz, in support of the petition. Ronald G. Weller, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided May 2, 2002

720 A.2d 516 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KEITH MURRAY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 905 (AC 16916), is denied. Anthony F. DiPentima, in support of the petition. Leon F. Dalbec, Jr., assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 15, 1998

681 A.2d 323 LESLIE SRAGER ET AL. v. KENNETH KOENIG (14859)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C. J., and O’Connell, Foti, Landau and Hennessy, Js. On the defendant’s motion for sanctions against the plaintiff’s attorney, held that the record evidenced an overall course of conduct constituting a blatant and continuous abuse of the judicial process and […]

501 A.2d 1223 ERROL ATKINS v. BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC COMPANY (3608)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff, who had been discharged from his employment with the defendant and whose three complaints to the commission on human rights and opportunities alleging racial discrimination, two filed prior to his discharge and the third filed […]

634 A.2d 1200 CLEAN CORPORATION v. GEOFFREY FOSTON (11495)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiff, a supplier of coin operated washing machines and dryers, sought to recover from the defendant, the owner of certain apartment complexes, for breach of “lease” agreements whereby the previous owner of the complexes had given […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. NATHAN J.[1] 915 A.2d 907 No. (AC 26194).Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Lavine and West, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of risk of injury to a child in connection with an incident in which his son received an injury to his eye, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed […]

24 A.2d 846 STATE EX REL. MARGARET D. McNAMARA v. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. From a consideration of the civil service amendment to the charter of the city of Bridgeport as a whole, held that the position […]

740 A.2d 383 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JERMYN REED (AC 17543)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Schaller and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of three counts of sexual assault in the first degree and three counts of risk of injury to a child in connection with assaults on three victims, the oldest of whom was nine years […]

602 A.2d 988 CITY OF WEST HAVEN v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY (14293)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and SANTANIELLO, Js. By statute (7-101a and 7-465), a municipality is required to indemnify an employee for damages awarded for the employee’s infringement of a person’s civil rights while acting within the scope of his […]

717 A.2d 747 DANIEL LUCE v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION/PRATT AND WHITNEY AIRCRAFT DIVISION ET AL. (SC 15839)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff appealed to the Appellate Court from a decision by the workers’ compensation review board affirming the commissioner’s denial of the plaintiff’s […]

620 A.2d 1321 RAYMOND H. FORTIER v. NEWINGTON GROUP, INC., ET AL. (11257)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover certain moneys held in escrow by the defendant real estate agent in connection with a contract for the sale of certain of the plaintiff’s property to the defendant N […]

556 A.2d 572 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF AVON ET AL. v. CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION (13466)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS and HULL, JS. By statute (7-453), before the employees of a municipality can be brought into the federal Social security System, the municipality must, by vote of […]

697 A.2d 362 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HECTOR VILLAFANE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn. App. 110 (AC 15505), is denied. Louis R. Pepe and Richard F. Wareing, in support of the petition. C. Robert Satti, Jr., senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided […]

763 A.2d 59 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD J. KILROY (AC 17722)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Mihalakos and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus Convicted of two counts of the crime of assault in the second degree with a motor vehicle in connection with a motor vehicle accident, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, inter alia, that […]

868 A.2d 106 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STEPHEN AYLWARD. No. (AC 24118).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Foti, Flynn and Dupont, Js. Syllabus Convicted, on a conditional plea of nolo contendere, of the crime of burglary in the third degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the trial court improperly denied his motions to dismiss […]

372 A.2d 523 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RALPH E. CAFRO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied. Vincent F. Sabatini, in support of the petition. Guy W. Wolf III, in opposition. Submitted March 25, 1977 Decided April 5, 1977

428 A.2d 333 BURRITT MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK OF NEW BRITAIN v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., LOISELLE, SPEZIALE, PETERS and HEALEY, Js. The plaintiff mortgagee, after obtaining a judgment of strict foreclosure against certain real property, sought to recover $15,000 from the defendant insurer for damage to that property from a […]

203 A.2d 673 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN DEMARTIN Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the state to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied. George R. Tiernan, assistant state’s attorney, for the appellee (state). Monroe S. Gordon, for the appellant (defendant). Argued October 6, 1964 Decided October […]

552 A.2d 1217 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANCISCO PENA Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn. App. 518, is denied. Jean Elmblad Blue, in support of the petition. Steven M. Sellers, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December 6, 1988

677 A.2d 1375 DEBBIE HUNTER, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF ALFORDE HUNTER) v. HEALEY CAR AND TRUCK LEASING, INC., ET AL.[*] Supreme Court of Connecticut [*] On December 18, 1996, the appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court, sua sponte, on the ground that certification was improvidently granted. The petition by the defendant city of New Haven […]

720 A.2d 515 IRVING LASSITER v. JAMES MARSHALL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 49 Conn. App. 105 (AC 16740), is denied. Max F. Brunswick, in support of the petition. Decided September 15, 1998 Page 907

456 A.2d 1204 BARBARA N. KRAUSE v. DAVID W. KRAUSE (10765)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, Js. On the defendant’s appeal to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and ordering certain other relief, held that, in light of the relevant financial factors, […]

628 A.2d 946 JOSEPH J. GENOVESE v. GALLO WINE MERCHANTS, INC. (14555)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, damages from the defendant employer pursuant to the statute (31-290) prohibiting discrimination against an employee who has filed a claim for workers’ compensation. He claimed that the […]

642 A.2d 752 CYNTHIA GIOVACCHINO v. MARK S. LICSAK (11840)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Argued February 24, 1994 Decision released April 26, 1994 Petition for a new trial in the parties’ action for the dissolution of a marriage, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford and […]

374 A.2d 1087 CHARLES SCHNIER v. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court from the assessment of damages for the taking by the defendant commissioner of transportation of land which the plaintiff had purchased some four years earlier to develop […]

101 A.2d 497 CORINNE B. BORCHARD v. WILLIAM F. CONNELLY, TAX COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, INGLIS, O’SULLIVAN, QUINLAN and WYNNE, Js. In 1920 an annuity policy was issued to the decedent providing for payment to him of a deferred monthly annuity beginning in 1949. The premiums were paid by Yale University under a […]

953 A.2d 649 DONALD MOODY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Donald Moody’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 108 Conn. App. 96 (AC 27967), is denied. Peter Tsimbidaros, special public defender, in support of the petition. Melissa L. Streeto, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided July 1, […]

959 A.2d 1094 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MELVIN HOOKS (AC 29286)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Beach and Pellegrino, Js. Argued November 18, 2008 Officially released December 9, 2008 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London, geographical area number ten, Strackbein, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

284 A.2d 888 ROBERT N. JETMORE v. CITY OF NEW LONDON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by Melvin Scott to withdraw his appearance for the plaintiff in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New London County is granted. Melvin Scott, pro se, on the motion. Argued January 4, 1972 […]

982 A.2d 1099 JACKSON, INC. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF AVON. (AC 30401)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Dupont, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Avon denying the plaintiff’s application for subdivision approval. […]

614 A.2d 588 JOSEPH P. PURCELL v. ORVEL BLACK ET AL. (10874)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Argued December 9, 1992 Decision released January 5, 1993 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that allegedly resulted from the defendants’ negligence, brought to the Superior Court […]

701 A.2d 345 JAMES W. CAHILL v. ESSEX SAVINGS BANK (AC 16588)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Schaller and Hennessy, Js. Argued September 18, 1997 Officially released October 7, 1997 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Middlesex Hon. Daniel F. Spallone, judge trial referee. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page […]

623 A.2d 1025 LEWIS A. LIZOTTE v. RICK C. WELKER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 29 Conn. App. 922 (AC 11244), is denied. James W. Sherman, in support of the petition. Stuart G. Blackburn, in opposition. Decided March 25, 1993

399 A.2d 526 JOHN R. DAVIDSON ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford is denied by the court. Richard Goodman, in support of the petition. […]

OSCAR ANDERSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 17 A.3d 1138 (AC 31339)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Bear and Borden, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of sexual assault in the first degree and risk of injury to a child, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he had received ineffective assistance from his […]

669 A.2d 582 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FREDERICK PAYNE (12993)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Schaller, Js. The defendant, who was required to submit to urine testing as a result of a prior conviction, appealed to this court from his conviction of the crimes of risk of injury to a child and coercion stemming […]

109 A.2d 240 LOCAL 63, TEXTILE WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, C.I.A. v. CHENEY BROTHERS Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and MOLLOY, Js. A submission to arbitration should show clearly what disputes are to be arbitrated. The award must conform to the submission and be final as to the matters submitted so […]

601 A.2d 563 NORTHEAST ENTERPRISES v. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF ORANGE ET AL. (10075)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LAVERY and LANDAU, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant water pollution control authority of the town of Orange levying a sewer assessment against certain […]

650 A.2d 534 SAMUEL PACKTOR v. SEPPALA AND AHO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (14914)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and BORDEN, KATZ, PALMER and F.X. HENNESSY, Js. Argued October 25, 1994 Decision released November 22, 1994 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of the alleged negligence […]

950 A.2d 1286 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SIDNEY WADE[*] Supreme Court of Connecticut [*] The appeal was withdrawn June 12, 2008. The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 106 Conn. App. 467 (AC 27397), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that there was sufficient […]

631 A.2d 288 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHAWN L. ROBINSON (14408)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and SANTANIELLO, Js. Convicted of the crimes of assault in the second degree, rioting at a correctional institution, possession of a weapon or dangerous instrument in a correctional institution and of being a persistent serious felony […]