Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

815 A.2d 295 BRUCE D. JEFFERSON v. CHRISTOPHER EDDY ET AL. (AC 22618)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Flynn and West, Js. Argued January 6 Officially released January 28, 2003 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, Rittenband, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

618 A.2d 579 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD BARLOW (10944)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. Convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly denied his motion in limine to preclude litigation of […]

626 A.2d 1326 JOHN COLUCCI v. PJR’S, INC., ET AL. (11485)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and LANDAU, Js. The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant cafe, the defendant cafe owner and the defendant permittee for injuries he sustained when he was struck by a car driven by an intoxicated cafe customer who crashed […]

651 A.2d 1353 BRADLEY H. B. HONAN ET AL. v. MILTON BURTON ET AL. (13017)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, HEIMAN and SPEAR, Js. Argued December 12, 1994 Decision released January 3, 1995 Action to recover damages for, inter alia, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the […]

642 A.2d 1209 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL A. WALKER Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 33 Conn. App. 763 (AC 12841), is denied. Lori Welch-Rubin, special public defender, in support of the petition. Marjorie Allen Dauster, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 28, 1994

556 A.2d 609 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES MEBANE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 17 Conn. App. 243, is denied. Francis T. Mandanici, in support of the petition. Susann E. Gill, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February 9, 1989

677 A.2d 22 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VALERIE DUERR (14871)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Schaller and Spallone, Js. The defendant appealed to this court following the denial of her motion to dismiss the information charging her with the crime of attempted larceny in the third degree. She claimed that because she had been […]

482 A.2d 70 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALAN H. MARTIN (2676)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. The state, on the granting of permission by the trial court, appealed from that court’s dismissal with prejudice of the information charging the defendant with the crimes of illegal possession of a narcotic substance and […]

588 A.2d 652 LEON CHIAIA v. PEPPERIDGE FARM, INC. RONALD LEE v. PEPPERIDGE FARM, INC. (9085) (9271)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, NORCOTT and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiff in each case filed a complaint with the workers’ compensation commission alleging wrongful termination of his employment by the defendant, P Co. Both plaintiffs, who had sustained work […]

781 A.2d 310 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VICTOR JORDAN (AC 20540)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Mihalakos and O’Connell, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the third degree and unlawful restraint in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, inter alia, that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. […]

566 A.2d 436 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EARL ANDERSON (7111)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, NORCOTT and FOTI, Js. Convicted of the crime of larceny in the second degree in connection with the theft of a woman’s purse, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed, inter alia, that the trial court erred in refusing to […]

IN RE KEVIN K.[*] 7 A.3d 898 (SC 18233)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 […]

606 A.2d 59 ELIZABETH DECIANTIS v. JOHN DECIANTIS (10698)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, LAVERY and HEIMAN, Js. Argued March 27, 1992 Decision released April 14, 1992 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New London and tried to the court, Burns, […]

540 A.2d 1081 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAIRO URIBE (5090)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, BIELUCH and FOTI, Js. Convicted of the crimes of possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that the trial court should […]

691 A.2d 35 WILLIAM R. BOWLES v. DEBBY J. BOWLES (14539)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., O’Connell and Spear, Js. Submitted on briefs January 29, 1997 Officially released April 22, 1997 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven and […]

796 A.2d 635 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THEODORE BAPTISTE (AC 21798)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Bishop and Hennessy, Js. Argued February 25 Officially released April 2, 2002. Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Ford, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 911

806 A.2d 87 INESSA SLOOTSKIN ET AL. v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ET AL. (AC 21867).Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and Healey, Js. Syllabus The defendant employer appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the plaintiff employee’s appeal from the decision Page 453 by the commission on […]

918 A.2d 274 PHILIP SULLIVAN ET AL. v. MARYANNE DELISA ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 25730) is denied. Philip Sullivan, pro se, and Charlotte Sullivan, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided February 28, 2007.

558 A.2d 1029 DAVID A. CARLSON ET AL. v. DAVID FISHER ET AL. (6873)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., STOUGHTON and JACOBSON, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Guilford granting result division approval for a parcel of land abutting […]

545 A.2d 1036 BARBARA FERNANDEZ v. ANTONIO DEINDE FERNANDEZ (13283)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, a dissolution of her marriage to the defendant, an ambassador to the United Nations. She also sought an assignment to her of the defendant’s interest in certain […]

528 A.2d 1151 RONALD E. ROMANOWSKI v. JOHN J. FOLEY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 10 Conn. App. 80, is denied. Alfred J. Garofolo, in support of the petition. Eugene Scalise, Jr., in opposition. Decided May 27, 1987

97 A.2d 574 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARY METRUSKY, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF VERONICA SARAFIN) Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C. J., BALDWIN, INGLIS, O’SULLIVAN and CORNELL, Js. Where the commissioner of welfare, on behalf of the state, for many years accepted payments for the care of a patient at a state institution from the patient’s […]

77 A.2d 87 ALFRED KANlA v. LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. On an appeal from the liquor control commission, the Court of Common Pleas is empowered either to reverse or affirm wholly or partly or to modify or revise the decision appealed from. It may […]

546 A.2d 940 RICHARD LUCARELLI v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT (6077)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and FOTI, Js. The plaintiff correction officer, who had sustained a disabling back injury when his office chair collapsed, sought to receive the enhanced disability benefits that are, by statute (5-142 [a]), available to certain state employees for injuries sustained […]

362 A.2d 975 KATZ CORPORATION v. T. H. CANTY AND COMPANY, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. Under the doctrine of corporate opportunity, an officer or director of a corporation may not acquire, in opposition to it, property in which it has an actual or expectant […]

606 A.2d 720 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DARIN SCOTT (9977)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., FOTI and FREEDMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of attempted murder and carrying a pistol without a permit, the defendant appealed to this court challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the results of an atomic absorption […]

904 A.2d 1278 LINDA PALERMO v. PATRICIA ULATOWSKI ET AL. (AC 26065).Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, DiPentima and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to enjoin the defendant town clerk and the defendant town council members from implementing the town budget. Specifically, she sought to compel the town of Stratford, acting through its town council, […]

786 A.2d 425 MICHAEL AMMIRATA ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF REDDING ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 65 Conn. App. 606 (AC 20640), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly decline to review, […]

27 A.3d 71 NATHAN LTTWIN, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF P. EDWARD LIZAUSKAS) v. MARK RYAN ET AL. (AC 32834)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Lavine and Beach, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff administrator of the estate of E brought this action seeking to void the assignment of certain shares of common stock by E to the defendant R, […]

767 A.2d 101 ROBERT BRIAN CRIM v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 20192) is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Robert Brian Crim, pro se, in support of […]

918 A.2d 271 ROBERT PECAN v. PERRY MADIGAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 97 Conn. App. 617 (AC 26607), is denied. Neil Johnson, in support of the petition. William C. Berry, in opposition. Decided February 28, 2007. Page 920

526 A.2d 535 JEFFREY X. TALLMAN ET AL. v. FRANK P. GAWEL ET AL. (5207)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. Argued April 5, 1987 Decision released May 27, 1987 Action for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

806 A.2d 1072 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TERRELL WATKINS. (AC 21674).Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Dranginis and West, Js. Syllabus Convicted of three counts each of the crimes of robbery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, […]

752 A.2d 59 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN RUSSELL (AC 18163)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Mihalakos and Daly, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who was serving a term of probation in connection with his conviction of the crimes of assault in the third degree, risk of injury to a child and failure to appear in the […]

908 A.2d 537 IN RE LEAH S. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the commissioner of children and families for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 96 Conn. App. 1 (AC 25903), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the trial court’s finding of contempt against the […]

22 A.3d 1279 DAVID KERVICK, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF RUTH FARRELL) v. SILVER HILL HOSPITAL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant Ellyn Shander for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 128 Conn. App. 341 (AC 29783), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly determine that […]

287 A.2d 743 MARTIN PARENT ET AL. v. EUGENE L. ST. PIERRE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. Argued June 1, 1971 Decided June 1, 1971 Action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the […]

363 A.2d 128 VIVIAN SCHOMER ET AL. v. MORRIS J. SHILEPSKY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, MACDONALD, BOGDANSKI and LONGO, Js. The plaintiffs sought to enjoin the defendants front using for commercial parking a lot which they owned in the town of Westport. The defendants, believing the lot to be in […]

925 A.2d 359 WARNING LIGHTS AND SCAFFOLD SERVICE, INC. v. O AND G INDUSTRIES, INC (AC 27130)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and West, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for breach of contract in connection with the defendant’s failure to pay the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs in a lawsuit related to […]

86 A.2d 722 BENJAMIN HARRISON v. THE ARMSTRONG RUBBER COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. The medical testimony, when considered in its entirety, justified the conclusion of the workmen’s compensation commissioner that the injury sustained by the plaintiff in October, 1949, rather than a previous injury, was the […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY CARTER 13 A.3d 1104Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 122 Conn. App. 527 (AC 30281), is denied. Anthony Carter, pro se, in support of the petition. Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided February 23, 2011. Page 915

580 A.2d 66 CAROL C. JOHNSON v. SEWER AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF BRANFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff”s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 814, is denied. Carol C. Johnson, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided September 18, 1990 Page 809

352 A.2d 316 STATE EX REL. HENRY R. GASKI v. ANTHONY D. BASILE Supreme Court of Connecticut The application by the city of Bristol for permission to file a brief as amicus curiae in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Kenneth J. Laska, city attorney, in support of the motion. […]

914 A.2d 529 MARY ELLEN RICCIO v. HARBOUR VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. No. (SC 17641).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Vertefeuille, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who sought to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she slipped on ice outside her condominium unit, appealed from the trial court’s judgment rendered for the […]

636 A.2d 848 RICHARD D. LAUER v. REDDING PLANNING COMMISSION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 12721) is denied. Nancy Burton, in support of the petition. Ward J. Mazzucco, in opposition. Decided January 7, 1994

815 A.2d 1188 FORT TRUMBULL CONSERVANCY, LLC v. ANTONIO H. ALVES ET AL. (SC 16667)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, a limited liability company formed by certain residents of the defendant city of New London, sought, pursuant to a statute (§ 22a-16) within the Environmental […]

272 A.2d 139 WATERBURY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION v. WATERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County at Waterbury is granted. Kevin T. Nixon, for the appellee (plaintiff). John D. Mahaney and James F. Meenan, for the appellant (defendant). Argued […]

851 A.2d 380 CYNTHIA L. BEAN-CORVEIRA v. MILTON D. FRIEDMAN, INC. (AC 24671)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Schaller and Bishop, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought, inter alia, to enjoin the defendant from interfering with her use of a driveway on certain of the defendant’s property to access a house on her property, claiming that she […]

ANNA KASTANCUK, CO-ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF SHERRIE KASTANCUK) v. TOWN OF EAST HAVEN ET AL 991 A.2d 681 (AC 30041)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Robinson and Alvord, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff co-administrator of the estate of the decedent sought to recover damages from the defendant town of East Haven and the defendant police officers for, inter […]

445 A.2d 591 M L HOMES, INC. v. ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF MONTVILLE Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. The plaintiff M Co. sought a writ of mandamus ordering the defendant Montville zoning and planning commission to issue a certificate of approval for a subdivision plan […]

233 A.2d 691 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. QUEENIE K. ENGELHARDT Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is granted. John A. Spector, in support of the petition. Submitted September 11, 1967 Decided October 10, 1967

38 A.2d 598 THE WATERBURY TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (WILL OF DAVID G. PORTER) v. NATHAN T. PORTER, JR., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS, DICKENSON and O’SULLIVAN, Js. Charitable trusts are highly favored and every reasonable intendment is to be made in order to sustain them and thus to effectuate the benevolent […]

651 A.2d 1264 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. IRVING NIXON (14866)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and NORCOTT, Js. Convicted of the crimes of conspiracy to commit an assault on an employee of the department of correction, assault on an employee of the department of correction as an accessory, assault in the […]

721 A.2d 565 SUSAN CHARBONNEAU v. DAVID CHARBONNEAU, SR. (AC 17885)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Dupont, Js. Submitted on briefs October 29, 1998 Officially released December 22, 1998 Procedural History Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of […]

470 A.2d 701 SELF-SERVICE SALES CORPORATION v. CURTISS H. HEINZ ET AL. (2334)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, HULL, and DUPONT, Js. On the appeal by the defendant G from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dissolve an ex parte prejudgment real estate attachment obtained by the plaintiff, S Co., in conjunction with its […]

562 A.2d 1148 WALTER A. HANSTED v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (7375)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. The plaintiff, who had, in a prior action, been ordered to pay damages to C, the owner of a car that the plaintiff had driven into a tree, sought indemnification from C’s insurer. The […]

499 A.2d 797 THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION, INC., ET AL. v. MARK R. SHEDD, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ET AL. (12455) (12473)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO and CALLAHAN, Js. Because the plaintiffs did not have standing to maintain the action here, in which they sought, inter alia, a declaratory judgment […]

546 A.2d 893 CHARLES McGOWAN v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION/ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION ET AL. SEBASTIAN SEMATARO v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION/ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION ET AL. (5910) (5913)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and FOTI, Js. The plaintiffs, who had sustained injuries in the course of their employment with the named defendant, sought workers’ compensation benefits for […]

553 A.2d 1160 ROGER PHILLIPS ET AL. v. ALEX PALAKEWITZ ET AL. (6380)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., STOUGHTON and NORCOTT, Js. On appeal by the defendants H and S from the trial court’s judgment enjoining them from interfering with the plaintiffs’ use of a certain right of way over an abandoned road in […]

677 A.2d 1363 FIRST FEDERAL BANK, FSB v. WHITNEY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ET AL. (15377)Supreme Court of Connecticut Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Berdon, Katz and Dupont, Js. The defendant S, the tenant in possession of a condominium unit on which the mortgage had been foreclosed by the plaintiff bank, appealed from the judgment of the […]

JEROME HILL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 986 A.2d 1056Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Jerome Hill’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 117 Conn. App. 867 (AC 29594), is denied. W. Theodore Koch III, special public defender, in support of the petition. Adam E. Mattei, special deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. […]

680 A.2d 1368 SUZANNE L. WHITE v. THOMAS A. WHITE (14779)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Landau, Js. The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff had been dissolved by a New York court, appealed to this court from the trial court’s denial of his motion to strike the plaintiff’s complaint seeking recovery of past […]

918 A.2d 279 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GERALD MOYHER. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 92 Conn. App. 612 (AC 25746), is denied. Thomas P. Mullaney III, special public defender, in support of the petition. Decided March 14, 2007.

422 A.2d 268 BERGER, LEHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, PETERS and SIDOR, Js. The plaintiff engineering corporation sought to recover the balance due under a contract to provide planning and research services relating to the relocation and improvement of certain highways within the defendant state of […]

475 A.2d 1110 THEODORE LaCROIX v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT (2263)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, HULL and BORDEN, Js. The plaintiff tenured teacher, claiming wrongful termination of employment by the defendant Bridgeport board of education, sought damages for the school years 1972 through 1980 and reinstatement to his teaching position. From […]

548 A.2d 441 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWIN ORTIZ Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 14 Conn. App. 493, is denied. John J. Bunce, Jr., in support of the petition. Mitchell S. Brody, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 20, 1988

440 A.2d 765 RONALD K. JOHNSON v. JOHN J. HEALY Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. Argued March 5, 1981 Decision released April 14, 1981 Action to recover damages for alleged false representations and for negligence in connection with the sale and construction of a house, brought to the […]

949 A.2d 1203 NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (SC 17647)Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Zarella and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff publishing company sought to recover damages from the defendant insurer, claiming that the defendant had breached an insurance contract between the parties when it refused to pay the […]

852 A.2d 739 CARL S. FEEN v. NEW ENGLAND BENEFIT COMPANIES, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 81 Conn. App. 772 (AC 23903), is denied. Wesley W. Horton, Daniel J. Krisch, Timothy P. Pothin, Marisa A. Bellair, in support of the petition. […]

912 A.2d 992 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JIMMIE R. BLETSCH. No. (SC 17340).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The defendant, who was convicted of, inter alia, sexual assault in the second degree and risk of injury to a child in connection with separate incidents involving two minor girls, appealed […]

636 A.2d 882 JAMES W. THOMAS v. ILEEN D. THOMAS (11948)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, FREEDMAN and SPEAR, Js. Argued January 7, 1994 Decision released February 1, 1994 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 the court, […]

595 A.2d 911 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY HOPKINS (8620)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the first degree and assault in the second degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the trial court improperly charged the jury on the principles of […]

GENE FENNELLY ET AL. v. EMMA NORTON 985 A.2d 1026 (SC 18338)Supreme Court of Connecticut Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, the paternal grandparents of two minor children, filed an application for visitation pursuant to statute (§ 46b-59), and the defendant mother challenged the application. The trial court […]

18 A.2d 371 FRANKLYN J. WOOTTEON ET AL. v. NATIONAL HATTERS, INC., ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN and JENNINGS, Js.[1] After an award of compensation, the commissioner, upon motion of the named defendant, opened and modified the award so that it ran against another corporation, which was the real […]

899 A.2d 727 VYLBERT RAMSAY v. CAMRAC, INC., ET AL. SYLBERT RAMSAY v. CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. (AC 25528).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, DiPentima and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when his motor vehicle was struck by a stolen motor vehicle that was being pursued […]

694 A.2d 46 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PATRICIA MURTY (AC 16058)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Schaller and Cretella, Js. Argued April 30, 1997 Officially released June 3, 1997 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, geographical area number four, McLachlan, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

87 A.2d 146 MARY C. HALPINE v. GENEVIEVE M. HALPINE Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. The plaintiff fell on the defendant’s porch, which had been recently painted. The plaintiff offered evidence to prove that the defendant knew or should have known, when she removed a barrier to the […]