Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

935 A.2d 154 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARCIAL S.[1] (AC 26479)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Harper and Dupont, 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: 1. The trial court properly admitted certain […]

805 A.2d 779 NATALIA GARCIA v. ITT HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY. (AC 22151).Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and Dranginis, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been injured in a motor vehicle accident that was allegedly caused, in part, by the driver of an unidentified vehicle, sought to recover under the uninsured motorist provision […]

525 A.2d 83 BENJAMIN C. PREISNER ET AL. v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY ET AL. (12919)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SANTANIELLO, HIGGINS, F. HENNESSY and MENT, Js. The plaintiffs, P and P’s assignee, H, sought damages for breach of contract and conversion against the defendant insurance company, A Co., and for conversion against […]

587 A.2d 1044 GIOVANNA TUFARO v. PEPPERIDGE FARM, INC. (9257)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., DALY and NORCOTT, Js. The defendant employer appealed to this court from a decision by the workers compensation review division upholding the commissioner’s determination that the defendant was statutorily (31-284b) required to continue group insurance coverage for the plaintiff’s dependents […]

714 A.2d 725 FREDERICK PAYNE, SR. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 17354)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Lavery and Spear, Js. Argued June 3, 1998 Officially released July 28, 1998 PROCEDURAL HISTORY Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to […]

610 A.2d 637 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD v. JOHN F. PAPANDREA, COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING (14191)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. Pursuant to statute (4-176 [a]), a person may petition an agency for a declaratory ruling as to the validity of a regulation within […]

569 A.2d 574 SAM LAPIDES v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, ET AL. (8117)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. Argued January 3, 1990 Decision released January 10, 1990 Appeal from a decision by the defendant freedom of information commission denying the plaintiff’s request to order the […]

611 A.2d 862 HUDSON HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. MICHAEL B. BROOKS ET AL. (14345)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and BORDEN, Js. The plaintiff condominium association brought an action to foreclose a statutory (47-258) lien for delinquent common expense assessments due on a condominium unit owned by the named defendant. […]

397 A.2d 103 PETER H. GALULLO ET AL. v. CITY OF WATERBURY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO, SPEZIALE and HEALEY, Js. On learning that the defendant city of Waterbury’s share of instant lottery proceeds, received pursuant to statute (10-262c through 10-262e), would be larger than anticipated, the defendant Waterbury board of […]

700 A.2d 76 TRAVIS FALLS v. LOEW’S THEATRES, INC. (AC 14943)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Schaller and Hennessy, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant for personal injuries he sustained when he was assaulted by a group of teenagers outside the defendant’s movie theater. The trial court rendered judgment for […]

823 A.2d 1216 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RALSTON E. SAMUELS Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the state of Connecticut for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 75 Conn. App. 671 (AC 21681), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court improperly admitted […]

550 A.2d 894 WAYNE THOMAS ET AL. v. TOWN OF LISBON ET AL. (13421)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The named defendant town of Lisbon and its defendant insurer appealed from a decision of the workers’ compensation review division affirming an order by the workers’ compensation commissioner requiring […]

688 A.2d 370 SALLY PAGANO v. FREDERICK A. PAGANO, JR. (15868)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Heiman and Schaller, Js. Submitted on briefs December 18, 1996 Officially released January 14, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, Hon. Thomas J. O’Sullivan, judge trial referee. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

332 A.2d 78 CARYL S. STERN v. HAROLD N. STERN Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Standing to raise constitutional issues is not limited to those who seek the benefits of a statute; if one can demonstrate that he has sustained some direct injury as a result of the […]

774 A.2d 138 SOUTH END PLAZA ASSOCIATION, INC. v. CHRIS L. JOHNSON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition for certification by the defendants, Chris L. Johnson and Corrine J. Johnson, for appeal from the Appellate Court, 62 Conn. App. 462 (AC 20403), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or […]

475 A.2d 1105 STANLEY V. TUCKER v. CONNECTICUT INSURANCE PLACEMENT FACILITY (3185)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL, DUPONT, BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. Decision released May 17, 1984 Action to recover the proceeds of a fire loss claim under a fire insurance policy issued by the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial […]

488 A.2d 1248 JANE R. MARSICO v. LAWRENCE v. MARSICO (12292)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and DANNEHY, Js. The defendant moved the trial court to order the release of a judgment lien which had been filed incident to the decree dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff against two parcels of land […]

576 A.2d 543 CHARLES McCARTHY, JR. v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 359, is denied. Benson A. Snaider, in support of the petition. Jay S. Kogan, in opposition. Decided June 14, 1990

548 A.2d 776 LILLIAN BOURQUE ET AL. v. ADELE DICHIARA ET AL. (6219)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. Argued September 20, 1988 Decision released October 11, 1988 Action to set aside a deed, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk and referred to John […]

662 A.2d 145 CELESTINO CABASQUINI v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES (13730)Appellate Court of Connecticut HEIMAN, SPEAR and HENNESSY, Js. The plaintiff requested a fair hearing before the department of social services challenging the defendant commissioner’s disbursement of a portion of his retroactive award of supplemental social security income benefits to the city of New Haven […]

AQUARION WATER COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. v. BECK LAW PRODUCTS AND FORMS, LLC, ET AL. 907 A.2d 1274 No. (AC 26656).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Gruendel and Berdon, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff’s sought, by way of summary process, to dispossess the defendants from certain property and to confirm the plaintiff’s’ ownership […]

568 A.2d 815 SORENSON AND SORENSON ASSOCIATES ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF BETHANY ET AL. (7861)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, O’CONNELL and LAVERY, Js. Argued December 7, 1989 Decision released December 27, 1989 Appeal from a decision by the named defendant granting a zone change application concerning certain real […]

114 A.2d 685 VICTORIA DROBISH v. ROCHELE PETRONZI ET Al. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. While a pedestrian crossing with the light on a crosswalk at a street intersection controlled by automatic traffic signals has the right of way and is entitled to proceed on that assumption, he […]

936 A.2d 611 DAVID P. TAYLOR v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (SC 17749)Supreme Court of Connecticut Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted on a plea of guilty to the crime of murder, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming, inter alia, that his plea was not knowing, voluntary […]

635 A.2d 1231 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY HARRIS (14867)Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 831 (AC 11325), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Was the Appellate Court correct in finding that a defendant who seeks a new trial based on jury […]

466 A.2d 804 JOHN A. DESMOND v. EMMA WALL ET AL., EXECUTORS (ESTATE OF JOHN WALL) FILE No. 1489Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued June 29, 1983 — Decided August 5, 1983 Action to recover damages for theft of work tools alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants’ decedent, brought […]

128 A.2d 528 THE CONNECTICUT COMPANY v. DAVID MONGILLO ET AL Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, WYNNE, DALY and SHAPIRO, Js. The liability policy in suit covered the plaintiff for trolley pole removal operations but excluded coverage “if the accident occurs after . . . operations have been completed or abandoned at the […]

452 A.2d 1163 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES ROOS (9990)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, Js. Argued October 7, 1982 Decision released December 14, 1982 Information charging the defendant with the crime of sexual assault in the second degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury […]

398 A.2d 776 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES v. EDWARD D. SULLIVAN FILE NO. 409Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued November 15, 1977 — Decided February 3, 1978 Petition for an order directing the defendant to answer interrogatories, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County where the court, Page 566 […]

368 A.2d 605 STANLEY V. TUCKER v. ANTON RONALTER, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Kenneth J. Laska, corporation counsel, for the appellee (defendant). Stanley V. Tucker, pro se, the appellant (plaintiff). Argued January 4, 1977 Decided January 4, 1977

507 A.2d 491 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TIMOTHY E. BRELSFORD (3220)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The defendant, charged with the crime of assault in the first degree and convicted of the lesser included crime of assault in the second degree (53a-60 [a] [1]) appealed to this court. He claimed that the […]

650 A.2d 153 RK CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. FUSCO CORPORATION ET AL. (14997)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON and DUPONT, Js. The plaintiff, a construction company, sought to recover damages from the defendant F Co., the general contractor on a building construction project in Hartford, for economic losses the plaintiff allegedly sustained […]

980 A.2d 913 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KIRBY L. BARNES. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 116 Conn. App. 76 (AC 29244), is denied. Christopher Y. Duby, special public defender, in support of the petition. Robin S. Schwartz, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 23, […]

762 A.2d 904 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SAMUEL BARRETTO Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 59 Conn. App. 654 (AC 18528), is denied. NORCOTT and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Stephen F. Cashman, special public defender, in support […]

449 A.2d 154 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTOINETTE CASSINO Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., HEALEY, PARSKEY, SPONZO and DALY, Js. Convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree following a New Britain stabbing incident, the defendant appealed claiming that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on self-defense. Held […]

670 A.2d 1302 TRANSPORTATION GENERAL, INC. v. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. (15226)Supreme Court of Connecticut Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Berdon, Katz and Palmer, Js. Argued January 17, 1996 Decision released February 13, 1996 Appeal from a decision by the named defendant sustaining the cancellation by the defendant New Hampshire […]

724 A.2d 531 WILLIAM H. WILSON v. PAUL HRYNIEWICZ ET AL. (AC 16643)Appellate Court of Connecticut SCHALLER, SPEAR and DUPONT, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, who had been awarded damages in a breach of contract action against the defendants, obtained a postjudgment order for sale of the defendant H’s shares of stock in a certain water […]

IN RE GIOVANNI C. ET AL[*] 991 A.2d 642 (AC 31150)Appellate 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 […]

643 A.2d 317 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WANDA TORRES (12290)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, HEIMAN and FREEDMAN, Js. Argued June 10, 1994 Decision released June 28, 1994 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crimes of possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent and possession of narcotics with […]

198 A.2d 709 FRANCIS E. COYLE, JR., ET AL. v. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DANBURY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, Js. Only members of a class whose constitutional rights are endangered by a statute may ask to have it declared unconstitutional. No taxpayer is […]

624 A.2d 1175 JOHN YANNI v. LAWRENCE DelPONTE, COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (11304)Appellate Court of Connecticut LAVERY, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant commissioner of motor vehicles ordering the suspension of his operator’s license. The trial court rendered judgment dismissing the appeal, from which […]

905 A.2d 696 IN RE WILLIAM D.[*] (AC 26688)Appellate 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 […]

937 A.2d 746 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SUSHIL GUPTA (AC 27043)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Lavine and West, Js. Syllabus Charged in three separate informations with the crime of sexual assault in the fourth degree in connection with complaints by three individuals, M, J and D, the defendant, a physician, was convicted, […]

113 A.2d 587 BARRETT FISHER v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF MONROE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, WYNNE, DALY and SHEA, Js. It is not essential to a valid appeal from a board of zoning appeals that there be a prayer that the decision of the board be […]

576 A.2d 153 THE WELCH GROUP, INC. v. CREATIVE DRYWALL, INC. (13844)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, Js. Arbitrability, in the absence of a clear agreement to the contrary by the parties, is a factual question to be determined by a trial court. The plaintiff appealed from the judgment of […]

124 A.2d 908 THE IDEAL PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANY v. THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., WYNNE, DALY, COMLEY and PHILLIPS, Js. In an action against a carrier to recover for damage to goods shipped, the plaintiff has the burden of proving that the damage occurred […]

719 A.2d 928 WILLIAM J. CLARK v. DAVID RIDBERG ET AL. (AC 17310)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Daly, Js. Submitted on briefs September 18, 1998 Officially released October 27, 1998 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk, Mintz, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed. Page […]

587 A.2d 139 SCHAGHTICOKE INDIANS OF KENT, CONNECTICUT, INC. v. KEITH POTTER ET AL. (14005)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and COVELLO, Js. The plaintiff Indian tribe sought, inter alia, to recover damages from the named defendant logger and from the defendant R, who claimed to be the tribal chief, in connection […]

493 A.2d 174 WILLIAM FELLIN v. ADMINISTRATOR, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT, ET AL. (12454)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and SANTANIELLO, Js. The plaintiff, who had been laid off by his full-time employer and who, several days later, had voluntarily left his part-time employment, appealed to the Superior Court from the decision terminating […]

439 A.2d 1016 JOHN KAKALIK v. ALFREDO BERNARDO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. The defendants appealed to this court from the judgment of specific performance rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff in his action to recover from the defendants for their alleged […]

713 A.2d 916 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANKLYN PEREZ (AC 16274)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Spear, Js. Argued March 3, 1998 Officially released March 24, 1998 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, geographical area number six, Lager, J. Page 907 PER CURIAM. This is an appeal […]

309 A.2d 690 ALLEN, RUSSELL AND ALLEN, INC. v. WILLIAM J. BECKERMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Court of Common Pleas is denied. William J. Beckerman and Charlotte V. Beckerman, pro se, in support of the petition. Submitted August 14, 1973 […]

980 A.2d 363 MICHAEL TULLO v. GERALD E. KING (AC 29774)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Harper and Robinson, Js. Argued September 22, 2009 Officially released October 20, 2009 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Britain, Domnarski, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

708 A.2d 583 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES DUKE (AC 17541)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Hennessy and Sullivan, Js. SYLLABUS The defendant, a licensed respiratory therapist, appealed to this court from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss an information charging him with the crime of sexual assault in the second degree in […]

227 A.2d 548 GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION v. CAPITOL GARAGE, INC. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and RYAN, Js. The statute (52-180) making a regular business entry admissible in evidence should not be interpreted to allow the admission of every statement contained in the entry. Statements which are collateral to the […]

806 A.2d 1139 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDDIE ABERNATHY. (AC 22198).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Flynn and Bishop, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of felony murder, aiding and abetting robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming, inter alia, that the […]

248 A.2d 512 DONNA COLLINS v. JANET S. YORK, SUPERINTENDENT, STATE FARM FOR WOMEN Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New London County is denied. Richard T. Meehan, for the appellee (plaintiff). Walter H. Scanlon, assistant prosecuting attorney, for the appellant (defendant). Argued […]

317 A.2d 154 TOWN OF NEWINGTON v. CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Irving B. Shurberg, for the appellant (plaintiff). No appearance for the appellee (defendant). Argued April 2, 1974 Decided April 2, […]

835 A.2d 471 JAMES AZZARITO ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the defendant John A. Kessler for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 79 Conn. App. 614 (AC 22566), is denied. Robert A. Fuller, in support of the […]

IN RE CHRISTOPHER G.[*] 984 A.2d 1111 (AC 30672)Appellate 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 […]

899 A.2d 624 VHARON CHESLER v. CITY OF DERBY ET AL. (AC 26805).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Rogers and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The defendants, the city of Derby and its workers’ compensation insurer, appealed to this court from the decision of the workers’ compensation review board affirming the decision of the workers’ […]

114 A.2d 693 CHARLENE F. MUNFORD v. MORRIS DUBINSKY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and PHILLIPS, Js. The defendants’ driver was in the process of backing their truck into a stall in a long warehouse on the west side of C Boulevard. He had driven south on the boulevard to […]

190 A.2d 48 TEXACO, INC. v. LOUIS B. ROGOW Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. The ten-year lease between the parties to the present action for specific performance gave the lessee a fixed price option and a right of first refusal. The fixed price option, exercisable only during the […]

553 A.2d 616 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS MANKUS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn. App. 184, is denied. Joseph G. Bruckmann, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. James M. Ralls, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided December 20, 1988 Page […]

527 A.2d 710 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS MACKOR, JR. (5129)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., DALY and BIELUCH, Js. Convicted of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The defendant’s claim to the contrary notwithstanding, the language of the sexual assault statute (53a-70 […]

260 A.2d 126 EDWARD WEIGEL ET AL. v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WESTPORT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant Chesebrough-Pond’s, Inc., et al. to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is denied. Page 614 Alan H. Nevas, for the appellees […]

767 A.2d 1213 ALICE SABLOSKY v. MICHAEL SABLOSKY Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 66 (AC 19261), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that: (1) the trial court’s judgment of contempt must be reversed; and (2) […]

675 A.2d 9 BRIAN W. PRUCKER v. STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (14949)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C. J., and Foti and Schaller, Js. Argued April 22, 1996 Officially released May 14, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Maloney, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

472 A.2d 808 HAROLD NOYES v. UNIVERSITY REALTY, INC., ET AL. (2282)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, DUPONT and BORDEN, Js. Argued February 8, 1984 Decision released March 27, 1984 Action to recover for services rendered, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven and tried to the court, M. Hennessey, J.; […]

585 A.2d 102 NANCY MACKER v. HAROLD J. MACKER, JR. (8754)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., O’CONNELL and HEIMAN, Js. Argued January 7, 1991 Decision released January 29, 1991 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield and referred to Hon. […]

931 A.2d 159 WHEELABRATOR LISBON, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL ET AL. No. (SC 17691).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Zarella and J. Kaplan, Js.[*] [*] The listing of justices reflects their seniority status as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus In 1991, the named defendant, the department of public utility […]

525 A.2d 535 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EARL FLETCHER (4811)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and DALY, js. Convicted of the crimes of manslaughter in the second degree and carrying a pistol without a permit, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the trial court erred in refusing to answer certain questions […]

329 A.2d 133 LEROY FITZGERALD v. JAMES M. TROY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court for the judicial district of Waterbury is dismissed. No appearance by counsel for either party. Decided December 3, 1974

ODILIO GONZALEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 4 A.3d 1226Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 122 Conn. App. 705 (AC 29686), is granted, limited to the following issues: “1. Whether the Appellate Court properly ruled that the sixth amendment confers a right to the effective […]

568 A.2d 1044 LORETTA B. WATSON v. DAVID P. WATSON (7857)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her seventeen year marriage to the defendant and making certain financial awards. She claimed, inter alia, that that court erred in awarding […]

334 A.2d 901 EDWIN S. HARKINS ET AL. v. C. FRANCIS DRISCOLL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued October 1, 1973 Decided November 13, 1973 Action for an injunction restraining alleged violations of the arbitration clause of a collective bargaining agreement regarding an appointment to the […]

802 A.2d 117 111 WHITNEY AVENUE, INC., ET AL. v. COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETARDATION (AC 21803)Appellate Court of Connecticut Mihalakos, Flynn and Peters, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 17a-218 [b]), the commissioner of mental retardation has the authority to enter into contracts for the development of group homes to replace institutional housing for adults with […]

72 A.2d 235 RUSSELL H. POPE ET AL. v. TOWN OF WATERTOWN Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, DICKENSON AND BALDWIN, Js. A public officer has no right to reimbursement from a municipality for expenses incurred by him in the improper conduct of his office, in the absence of any action on its […]

937 A.2d 696 IN RE ANNA LEE M. ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the respondent mother for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 104 Conn. App. 121 (AC 27730), is denied. Page 940 Thomas C. Simones, in support of the petition. SCHALLER, J., did not participate in the consideration or […]

740 A.2d 896 IN RE CARISSA K. ET AL.[*] (AC 18600)Appellate Court of Connecticut [*] In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes 6b-142(b) and Practice Book 9-3, 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 […]

743 A.2d 671 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL E. ROBICHAUD, JR. (AC 18679)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Landau and Hennessy, Js. Argued December 14, 1999 Officially released January 18, 2000 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Windham, Sferrazza, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

531 A.2d 170 VICTOR R. DYDYN ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL PAUL J. CIANCI ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL (5302) (5303) (5304) (5305) (5306) (5307) (5308) (5309)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiffs, whose liquor permits had been suspended by the defendant department of liquor control for […]

692 A.2d 1266 CRAIG E. EDWARDS, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF AGATHA M. EDWARDS) v. DANIEL TARDIF ET AL. (15554)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz and McDonald, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff executor sought to recover from the defendant physicians, T and E, and the defendant professional corporation, T Co., for alleged malpractice in treating the […]

599 A.2d 370 JOHN T. BRADY AND COMPANY ET AL. v. CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD ET AL. v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. (14284)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. In the first case, the plaintiff contractor and the plaintiff surety […]