Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

880 A.2d 199 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT NIXON. No. (AC 24842).Appellate Court of Connecticut DiPentima, Harper and Mihalakos, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that the defendant could not prevail on his claim that the prosecutor engaged in a pattern of […]

611 A.2d 457 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANCISCO CRUZ (10761)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, HEIMAN and FREEDMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of possession of less than four ounces of marihuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, the defendant appealed to this court. Held that evidence that a marihuana seed and rolling paper were discovered in […]

303 A.2d 24 THE LAUREL BEACH ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF MILFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County is denied. Barry R. Schaller, for the appellees (plaintiffs). Stephen E. Ronai, for […]

369 A.2d 634 LAWRENCE A. LEIFERT ET AL. v. MASONITE CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Litchfield County is denied. Edward W. Manasse, in support of the petition. Thomas F. Wall, Jr., in opposition. Submitted February 2, 1977 Decided February 16, 1977 […]

625 A.2d 824 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LARRY PLUDE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 527 (AC 10931), is denied. James J. Ruane, in support of the petition. Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 22, 1993 Page 924

730 A.2d 1128 CITY OF DANBURY v. DANA INVESTMENT CORPORATION/LOT NUMBER GO8065 ET AL. (SC 15878)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and Katz, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff city sought, in 111 separate actions, to foreclose municipal liens on certain individual lots located in an undeveloped subdivision owned by the named defendant. […]

800 A.2d 582 NICOLAS G. MELFI ET AL. v. CITY OF DANBURY ET AL. (AC 21134)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Bishop and Shea, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs sought, inter alia, to enjoin the defendant city and the defendant property owners from obstructing a certain roadway. The property owners were defaulted for failure to appear, and […]

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.

784 A.2d 426 THOMAS J. NIEHAUS v. COWLES BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. (AC 20660)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Dranginis and Peters, Js. Argued March 23, 2001 Officially released October 16, 2001 Procedural History Action to recover damages for, inter alia, breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, where the […]

510 A.2d 210 JANE S. NEAL v. ARNOLD R. NEAL (3820)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, SPALLONE and BIELUCH, Js. The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff was dissolved in 1983 and who had been ordered to pay the plaintiff $60 per week alimony “until such time as the plaintiff is or should be a recipient […]

311 A.2d 92 ALLAN HUTENSKY, TRUSTEE v. TOWN OF AVON Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., RYAN, SHAPIRO, LOISELLE and MACDONALD, Js. The plaintiff appealed from an alleged overvaluation for local tax purposes of his Avon property. The referee to whom the matter was assigned found from evidence of the property’s size, shape and setback […]

785 A.2d 1143 KEITH FULLER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 20722)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Dranginis and Daly, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of larceny in the second degree, robbery in the third degree, larceny in the third degree and assault of a victim sixty years of age or […]

960 A.2d 1091 RANDALL IVERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 28595)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Lavery, Js. Argued October 10, 2008 Officially released December 16, 2008 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, where the court, Hon. Anthony […]

173 A.2d 488 C. EDWIN DELINKS ET AL. v. WILLIAM McGOWAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and BORDON, Js. When the language of a statute appears to be ambiguous, the court looks beyond the literal meaning of the words and considers the history of the legislation, the circumstances surrounding […]

597 A.2d 333 ROBERT W. HILL, JR. v. CHERYL LYNN HILL Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn. App. 452, is denied. Wesley W. Horton, in support of the petition. William F. Gallagher, in opposition. Decided September 19, 1991

118 A.2d 894 RUTH S. LIBBY ET AL. v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The New Haven zoning ordinance provides that “[w]here there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the […]

880 A.2d 172 PATRICK PALMIERI v. FRANK CIRINO. No. (AC 25784).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, McLachlan and Foti, Js. Syllabus The substitute plaintiff, P Co., which owned property that is bounded on the north by New Haven harbor and on the west by the defendant’s property, sought to quiet title to a certain beach area […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL MONAHAN 11 A.3d 152Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 125 Conn. App. 113 (AC 30487), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Kirstin B. Coffin, special public defender, in support of the […]

612 A.2d 778 TOLLAND BANK v. ROBERT G. LARSON ET AL. (10610)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., FOTI and FREEDMAN, Js. The defendant L, who had been defaulted by the trial court for failure to plead, appealed to this court from that court’s judgment of strict foreclosure of a certain mortgage. Held that the trial […]

747 A.2d 523 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMAL JENKINS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 450 (AC 19458), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Kenneth Rosenthal, special public defender, in support of the petition. […]

698 A.2d 818 EDWARD B. GOMEAU v. WINIFRED M. GOMEAU (SC 15613)Supreme Court of Connecticut Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, Js. SYLLABUS On the plaintiff’s appeal from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the defendant and making certain financial orders and orders concerning the division of the parties’ assets, held […]

810 A.2d 277 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM C. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 71 Conn. App. 47 (AC 19540), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the defendant was not harmed by the trial court’s exclusion of […]

533 A.2d 1226 LINDA A. CUNEO v. FREDRIC D. CUNEO (4472)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and O’CONNELL, Js. On the defendant’s appeal from the judgment dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff, held: 1. The evidence presented was sufficient to support the trial court’s conclusion that the defendant’s conduct was the basic cause of the […]

682 A.2d 998 CARL J. HERZOG FOUNDATION, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 790 (AC 14623), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Does the Connecticut Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act; General Statutes §§ 45a-526 through 45a-534; […]

603 A.2d 747 ROGER GAUDIO, ZONING INSPECTOR, ET AL. v. THOMAS A. GERDIS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court is denied. Thomas A. Gerdis, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided February 27, 1992

142 A.2d 727 DOMENIC CARABETTA v. CITY OF MERIDEN Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and SHEA, Js. The nuisances upon which actions against a public authority to recover for personal injuries or property damage are based fall into three general classes: (1) nuisances which result from conduct of the public […]

273 A.2d 289 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH KINSLER Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County is granted. Jerrold H. Barnett, assistant state’s attorney, for the appellee (state). George A. Johnson, for the appellant (defendant). Argued February 2, 1971 Decided February […]

890 A.2d 620 JANCIS L. FULLER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 26017).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Gruendel and Harper, Js. Argued December 2, 2005. officially released February 14, 2006. Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, where the court, White, […]

759 A.2d 504 HERBERT PRIOLEAU v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Herbert Prioleau’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 58 Conn. App. 902 (AC 18930), is denied. KATZ and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Alan E. Dillon, special public defender, […]

915 A.2d 790 MELISSA K. RAMIN v. KURT P. RAMIN. Nos. (SC 17316), (SC 17319).Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and Sullivan, Js.[*] [*] This case originally was argued before a panel of this court consisting of Justices Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille and Zarella. Thereafter, the court, pursuant to Practice Book […]

675 A.2d 887 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES COLEMAN (12812)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree and robbery in the third degree, the defendant appealed to […]

TYWAAN REEVES v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 989 A.2d 654 (AC 29457)Appellate Court of Connecticut Beach, Robinson and Schaller, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of certain crimes in connection with the robbery of R, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that B, his trial and appellate counsel, provided ineffective assistance. The habeas […]

520 A.2d 162 BARCO AUTO LEASING CORPORATION v. VEOTA HOUSE, SR., ET AL. (12655)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CALLAHAN, Js. The plaintiff, B Co., an automobile leasing company which had unsuccessfully sought to recover from the defendants a deficiency that B Co. claimed the defendants owed it under an alleged […]

677 A.2d 917 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FLOYD TROUPE (14882)Supreme Court of Connecticut Peters, C.J., and Callahan, Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz and Palmer, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the third degree and kidnapping in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter […]

143 A.2d 639 ARTHUR A. YURDIN ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. WILLIAM J. BUSSER v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. Business establishments, including many ordinarily […]

381 A.2d 1370 GOLDIE SMITH v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF TORRINGTON ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Litchfield County is denied by the court. John A. Mettling and Carlo Forzani, in support of the petition. Victor M. […]

688 A.2d 366 CAROL LEFEVRE v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF KILLINGLY (15301)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dupont, C.J., and Foti and Healey, Js. Argued December 13, 1996 Officially released January 7, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Windham, Sferrazza, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

701 A.2d 660 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALLEN YOUNG Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn. App. 925 (AC 15767), is denied. Lisa J. Steele, in support of the petition. Frederick W. Fawcett, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided September 30, 1997

688 A.2d 881 IGNACIO SANCHEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (15577)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Spear and Healey, Js. Argued January 28, 1997 Officially released March 4, 1997 Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the court, Sferrazza, J.; judgment dismissing […]

319 A.2d 414 JOYCE SCAGLIOLA v. LESTER L. SCAGLIOLA Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Arnold M. Sweig, for the appellee (defendant). Ryszard S. Mrotek, for the appellant (plaintiff). Argued May 7, 1974 Decided May 7, 1974

947 A.2d 343 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANGEL GONZALEZ. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 106 Conn. App. 238 (AC 27820), is denied. Christopher M. Neary, special public defender, in support of the petition. Nancy L. Chupak, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided April 30, 2008 […]

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LATONE JAMES 4 A.3d 355 (AC 31185)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavine, Beach and Lavery, Js. Argued September 16, 2010 Officially released October 12, 2010 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Fasano, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

397 A.2d 1335 HECTOR CRUZ ET AL. v. EDWARD DREZEK ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and HEALEY, Js. The plaintiffs, H, a minor, and L, his mother, sought damages for personal injuries H allegedly sustained through the negligence of the defendants. There was evidence that H, when fourteen, was hoping […]

37 A.2d 231 FRANK AMENTO v. EINER MORTENSEN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS AND DICKENSON, JS. The statute providing that the operator of a motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the agent of the owner and that the defendant owner shall have the burden of rebutting the presumption […]

606 A.2d 30 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JEROME BUNKER (10086)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., NORCOTT and LAVERY, Js. By statute (53a-59 [a] [3]), a person is guilty of assault in the first degree when “under circumstances evincing an extreme indifference to human life he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of death […]

288 A.2d 58 CHARLES O. DUKES v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT STATE PRISON Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, THIM, RYAN, SHAPIRO and LOISELLE, Js. The plaintiff, by writ of habeas corpus, sought release from prison on the ground that his plea of guilty to the crimes of violating the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act and of larceny […]

320 A.2d 299 PAUL J. COLETTI ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF FAIRFIELD Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ motion to amend their appeal dated June 5, 1974, from the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County is granted. Henry Lyons III, in support of the motion. Submitted June 18, 1974 Decided […]

728 A.2d 500 EILEEN ALVARADO v. CRAIG BLACK (SC 16044)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Berdon, Norcott, Katz and Peters, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 52-225a), a defendant in a personal injury action is entitled to the reduction of an award of economic damages by the amount received by the plaintiff from collateral sources […]

456 A.2d 286 TOWN OF CHAPLIN v. WALLACE J. BALKUS ET AL. (10670)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, Js. Argued January 10, 1983 Decision released March 8, 1983 Action for an injunction requiring the defendants to remove various trailers from land in the plaintiff town, and for statutory penalties, brought […]

646 A.2d 277 ANTHONY J. PAIGE ET AL. v. TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD ET AL. (12324)Appellate Court of Connecticut HEIMAN, SCHALLER and SPEAR, Js. The plaintiffs appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant plan and zoning commission of the town of Fairfield granting approval to […]

463 A.2d 545 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALFRED MCCALPINE STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BOBBIE WILLIAMS (9552) (9560)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, PARSKEY, SHEA, ARMENTANO and GRILLO, Js. From their convictions of the crimes of robbery in the first degree while “armed with a deadly weapon, . . . a shot gun,” and of kidnapping in […]

931 A.2d 393 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GLENN L. DOYLE (AC 25460)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and DiPentima and McDonald, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the third degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed, inter alia, that the trial […]

760 A.2d 1257 REFORM PARTY OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. v. SUSAN BYSIEWICZ, SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ET AL. (SC 16383)Supreme Court of Connecticut Syllabus On a complaint of an election dispute involving the refusal of the secretary of the state to place on the November 7, 2000 general election ballot any nominees of […]

803 A.2d 919 DEBRA A. MARSHALL ET AL. v. GENEVIEVE MARSHALL, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF RAYMOND L. MARSHALL), ET AL. (AC 21945)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Dranginis and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff D, the daughter of the decedent, R, appealed to the trial court, in the first case, from the order of the Probate Court […]

639 A.2d 1049 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PAUL DEPTULA (12093)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, LANDAU and CRETELLA, Js. The state, with the permission of the trial court, appealed to this court from the trial court’s judgment dismissing an information that charged the defendant with violation of probation. The state claimed that the trial court improperly […]

678 A.2d 500 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN L. MOALES (14456)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Heiman and Schaller, Js. Convicted of the crimes of burglary in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, larceny in the second degree and unlawful restraint in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The […]

577 A.2d 1096 SALVATORE CARISTIA v. FLORENCE MARCELINE CARISTIA (8420)Appellate Court of Connecticut NORCOTT, LAVERY and LANDAU, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the defendant and making certain financial awards. Held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in making its […]

328 A.2d 679 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT M. URIANO Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, SHAPIRO, LOISELLE and BOGDANSKI, Js. Argued May 3, 1973 Decided June 5, 1973 Information charging the defendant with the crime of maiming with intent to disfigure, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the […]

458 A.2d 692 ROGER N. DEVINO v. MARY ANN DEVINO (10776)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, JS. Argued March 4, 1983 Decision released May 3, 1983 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury and referred to […]

851 A.2d 320 BRUCE HILL v. STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION (AC 24478)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Peters, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to statute (§ 5-192p), a state disability retirement pension may be granted to a member of the state employees retirement system who has been in state service for less than ten […]

671 A.2d 863 LAURIE TOLEDO v. WATERFORD HOTEL GROUP, INC., ET AL. (14217)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Lavery and Schaller, Js. Argued January 23, 1996 Decision released March 5, 1996 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a fall allegedly caused by the defendants’ negligence, brought to the Superior Court […]

879 A.2d 916 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. REGINALD HARRIS (AC 25943)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Flynn and Dupont, Js. Argued June 6, 2005 Officially released August 9, 2005 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, Solomon, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

666 A.2d 1189 ARTHUR J. GREENWOOD v. PERKIN ELMER CORPORATION ET AL. (13596)Appellate Court of Connecticut Landau, Heiman and Daly, Js. Argued September 26, 1995 Decision released October 17, 1995 Appeal from the decision by the workers’ compensation commissioner for the seventh district granting the plaintiff’s claim for benefits, brought to the compensation review board, […]

595 A.2d 297 CAROLYN TURNER v. RICHARD TURNER (14231)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js. The state, which had been paying benefits to the plaintiff and her children under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, sought a modification of the child support that the defendant had been ordered […]

704 A.2d 799 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY LEWIS Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 691 (AC 16097), is denied. Albert B. Harper, in support of the petition. Michael E. O’Hare, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition. Decided November 6, 1997

362 A.2d 925 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RICHARD L. HAFNER Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., COTTER, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and LONGO, Js. An out-of-court police identification procedure may be claimed to violate due process of law if it was so unnecessarily suggestive as to give rise to a very substantial likelihood of misidentification. The adjudication […]

537 A.2d 628 MATTHEWS AND CONNELL, P. C. v. TWIN TOWERS ASSOCIATES ET AL. (4707)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and O’CONNELL, Js. Argued October 6, 1987 Decision released December 13, 1987 Action to enjoin the defendants from engaging in arbitration with respect to certain disputes over architectural services rendered by the plaintiff, and for […]

523 A.2d 1271 O G/O’CONNELL JOINT VENTURE v. CHASE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP No. 3 ET AL. CHASE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP No. 3 ET AL. v. O G/O’CONNELL JOINT VENTURE (12964)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SANTANIELLO, DUPONT and CURRAN, Js. In the first case, the plaintiff, O Co., applied for an order confirming an […]

785 A.2d 1181 TONISHA SPEARS ET AL. v. BENIGA GARCIA ET AL. (AC 20487)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Schaller and Spear, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs sought to recover for personal injuries sustained by the named plaintiff when she was struck by a car after being forced into a street by a high pressure […]

636 A.2d 834 FYBER PROPERTIES KILLINGWORTH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. DONNA SHANOFF ET AL. (14713)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and KATZ, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the assessment of municipal taxes on certain of its real property claiming that the property should not have been taxed as individual building […]

220 A.2d 283 ANNA SUNDIK v. JOSEPH JANOSKY Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. The plaintiff, J’s grandmother, sued the defendant, J’s father, for breach of an express contract made in 1946 to pay to the plaintiff a weekly sum for J’s support and, in addition, to pay for […]

242 A.2d 754 THE DRAZEN LUMBER COMPANY v. CLIFFORD W. CASNER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. The plaintiff brought this action to recover the purchase price of building materials purchased from it by the defendants. Its delivery and charge slips and, its ledger cards having become […]

603 A.2d 445 COLLEEN ALIANO v. RONALD ALIANO (10267)Appellate Court of Connecticut NORCOTT, FOTI and LAVERY, Js. Argued February 21, 1992 Decision released March 10, 1992 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford and tried to the […]

693 A.2d 309 KENNETH R. MILLER v. ALFRED J. ONORATO ET AL. (AC 16142)Appellate Court of Connecticut Heiman, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Argued April 21, 1997 Officially released May 20, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Hon. Anthony V. DeMayo, judge trial referee. Per Curiam. The judgment is […]

548 A.2d 477 FRED BAKER v. HELENE BAKER (6589)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and STOUGHTON, Js. Submitted on briefs September 20, 1988 Decision released October 11, 1988 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Litchfield and tried to the court, […]

925 A.2d 327 AL-JANET, LLC, ET AL. v. B AND B HOME IMPROVEMENTS, LLC, ET AL. No. (AC 27370).Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and Bishop and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff’s sought to recover damages for breach of contract from the defendant insurance company, B Co., and the defendant B in connection with […]

736 A.2d 190 ROXANNA PANGANIBAN v. ALAN PANGANIBAN (AC 18072)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Sullivan and Stoughton, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and making certain financial awards. Held: 1. The defendant could not prevail on his claim that the […]

535 A.2d 338 CARLOS ASPIAZU v. MARIO ORGERA (13125)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN and GLASS, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries he sustained in an alleged assault by the defendant. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed to this court. Held that there was no […]

372 A.2d 138 [1] JAMES SMALLS v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT Supreme Court of Connecticut HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js. Argued October 14, 1976 Decision released November 23, 1976 Petition for a new trial, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court, Saden, J.; judgment denying the petition […]

868 A.2d 746 DONALD W. UTZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The petitioner Donald W. Utz’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 86 Conn. App. 902 (AC 24137), is denied. KATZ, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. David B. Rozwaski, special public defender, […]

755 A.2d 270 RAYMOND TOOLEY v. METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY (AC 19429)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Mihalakos and Peters, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought damages for the defendant’s alleged breach of an employment contract. He claimed, inter alia, that he had statutory (§ 31-72) and contractual rights to receive wages allegedly lost as a result […]

731 A.2d 307 CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC. v. RICHARD M. TARRO ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants Richard M. Tarro and Kathleen Tarro’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 18485) is denied. BERDON and PALMER, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Max F. Brunswick, […]

616 A.2d 814 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK v. ROBERT ZUCKERMAN ET AL. (10906)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. The defendant property owners, R and K, appealed to this court from the trial court’s denial of their motion to open a judgment of strict foreclosure of a mortgage on certain of their real […]