Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

658 A.2d 980 JAMES S. PETERS II v. CLARENCE PEARL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 37 Conn. App. 153 (AC 13547), is denied. Daniel K. Lamont, in support of the petition. Decided May 8, 1995 Page 909

528 A.2d 851 CYNTHIA DiMAURO v. GERALD NATALINO (4373)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., BORDEN and DALY, Js. The defendant appealed from the judgment rendered by the trial court after a jury determined that he was the father of a minor child born to the plaintiff. The trial court ordered him to pay monthly […]

IWONA DE REPENTIGNY v. MICHAEL G. DE REPENTIGNY. 995 A.2d 117 (AC 30548)Appellate Court of Connecticut Harper, Lavine and Pellegrino, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant and granting certain other relief. Held: 1. The trial court did not act arbitrarily […]

786 A.2d 547 SANDY BROOK APARTMENTS, LLC v. PETER HASIK (AC 21703)Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and O’Connell, Js. Submitted on briefs November 1 Officially released November 27, 2001 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Britain, Gaffney, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

581 A.2d 1055 IN RE JESUS C. Supreme Court of Connecticut The state of Connecticut’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 21 Conn. App. 645, is dismissed. Mitchell S. Brody, assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition. Temmy Ann Pieszak, assistant public defender, in opposition. Decided October 4, 1990

701 A.2d 660 CHARLES CASTONGUAY ET AL. v. TODD PLOURDE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendants Todd Plourde and Cheri LeClair’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 251 (AC 16227), is denied. NORCOTT, J. did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. John Rose, […]

GEORGE FIGUEROA III v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION 12 A.3d 570Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner George Figueroa III’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 123 Conn. App. 862 (AC 28555), is denied. George Figueroa III, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided January 13, 2011 Page 927

604 A.2d 1308 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROGELIO FERNANDEZ (9825)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LANDAU and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of attempted murder, assault in the first degree and burglary in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. There was no merit to the defendant’s challenge to the […]

474 A.2d 808 ALAN BARNICOAT ET AL. v. THOMAS EDWARDS (2250)Appellate Court of Connecticut TESTO, HULL and DUPONT, Js. Argued February 2, 1984 Decision released May 8, 1984 Action to recover for the negligent performance of a contract for the construction of a house, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New […]

28 A.3d 338 LESLIE MILLIUN v. NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 129 Conn. App. 81 (AC 30875), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in its […]

873 A.2d 997 PETER LARSON v. MATILDE LARSON. Supreme Court of Connecticut. The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 87 Conn. App. 905 (AC 24313), is denied. Peter Larson, pro se, in support of the petition. Brenden P. Leydon, in opposition. Decided April 21, 2005. ORDERS.

186 A.2d 74 CARL DUBIEL ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, Js. In 1954, the defendant board denied an application for a certificate of approval of a location for a gasoline station. The ground for […]

819 A.2d 942 ALBERT E. WEISS, JR., ET AL. v. MARGARET M. WEISS ET AL. (AC 22720)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C. J., and Foti and West, Js. Argued February 25 Officially released April 8, 2003 Plaintiffs’ appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Windam, Kocay, J. Per Curiam. There is no […]

28 A.2d 232 TRANSPARENT RULER COMPANY ET AL. v. C-THRU RULER COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. If an employee takes out a patent on an invention he has made, the employer cannot claim it, in the absence of a contract provision, unless the work the […]

742 A.2d 442 COLLARD AND ROE, P.C. v. KIRK STRAIGHT ET AL. (AC 19473)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Spear, Js. Submitted on briefs November 30, 1999 Officially released December 28, 1999 Proposed intervenor’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk, Hickey, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is […]

916 A.2d 44 KENNETH BOYKIN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petitioner Kenneth Boykin’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 98 Conn. App. 429 (AC 26580), is denied. KATZ and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. John C. Drapp III, special public […]

MARIA PENA v. JOAN C. PETANO 10 A.3d 1053Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 124 Conn. App. 752 (AC 31924), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Timothy Sheehan, in support of the petition. Decided December 15, […]

MAX’S PLACE, LLC v. DJS REALTY, LLC 1 A.3d 1199 (AC 31002)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment to determine whether certain of its real property was subject to a restrictive covenant that purported to preclude the premises from being used as a grocery store, supermarket […]

37 A.2d 613 JAMES J. CASHMAN, JR. v. TERMINAL TAXI COMPANY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. An admission may be made by conduct as well as orally or in writing. The court erred in excluding the testimony of a police officer, offered by the plaintiff, regarding […]

640 A.2d 74 EVELYN E. BLANCHETTE ET AL. v. FREDERICK C. BARRETT (14745)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js. The plaintiffs, E and R, sought to recover for the alleged medical malpractice of the defendant physician in failing to diagnose and treat E’s breast condition that was subsequently found to […]

602 A.2d 1007 LOUISE HARLACH ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY (14344)Supreme Court of Connecticut SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, Js. The named plaintiff, L, who had sustained injuries in an automobile accident, and her plaintiff husband, J, whose automobile insurance policy was issued by the defendant insurer, sought a declaratory […]

658 A.2d 947 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSE GARCIA (15128)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., and BORDEN, BERDON, KATZ and PALMER, Js. The defendant, who had been charged with the crimes of murder, felony murder and robbery in the first degree and had been found incompetent to stand trial, appealed from the order of the […]

733 A.2d 848 ROBERT M. ELLIOTT, P.C. v. MARK STUART Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 53 Conn. App. 333 (AC 17937), is denied. Robert H. Weinstein, in support of the petition. Robert M. Levin, in opposition. Decided June 30, 1999

559 A.2d 1190 MORRIS SILVERSTEIN’S APPEAL FROM PROBATE (7446)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. Argued May 5, 1989 Decision released May 18, 1989 Appeal from an order of decree of the Probate Court for the district of Andover, brought to the Superior Page 822 Court in the judicial district of Tolland and […]

255 A.2d 836 BROTHERS, INC. v. ANSONIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, Js. The plaintiff applied to the trial court for a review of the adequacy of the damages fixed by the defendant for property it took from the plaintiff for redevelopment purposes. The plaintiff had been […]

962 A.2d 192 KIMBERLY GAMBLE-PERUGINI v. MICHAEL C. PERUGINI, SR (AC 29280)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Gruendel and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff. The defendant challenged, among other things, the trial court’s allocation of the rental real estate […]

867 A.2d 857 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DUANE ALDRIDGE. No. (AC 25005).Appellate Court of Connecticut. DiPentima, McLachlan and McDonald, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the second degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the second degree, the defendant, who originally had been charged with robbery in the first degree and conspiracy […]

727 A.2d 821 CARL J. LIANO v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT (AC 18034)Appellate Court of Connecticut Spear, Sullivan and Daly, Js. Argued January 19, 1999 Officially released February 2, 1999 Plaintiff’s appeal from the workers’ compensation review board. PER CURIAM. The decision of the workers’ compensation review board is affirmed. Page 1

VAN THOMAS v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF THOMPSON. 911 A.2d 1129 No. (AC 27203).Appellate Court of Connecticut McLachlan, Gruendel and Harper, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff abutting landowner appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission granting the application for the construction of a paved […]

962 A.2d 880 STANLEY KOSIOREK, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF STANISLAW KOSIOREK) v. JACEK I. SMIGELSKI. (AC 29477)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, C. J., and DiPentima and Lavine, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff executor of the estate of K sought a prejudgment remedy against the defendant attorney, who had represented the estate in connection with the estate’s acquisition […]

269 A.2d 420 EARL WILLAMETZ ET AL. v. IRVING H. LAMPMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the defendant Bernard I. Friedman et al. to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. John F. Scully, for the appellees (defendants). John S. Brice, for the appellants (plaintiffs). Argued […]

711 A.2d 1198 AKILAH BITTLE v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES (AC 17071)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Sullivan and Daly, Js. SYLLABUS The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision by the defendant department of social services denying her application for an emergency security deposit. The plaintiff purported to appeal from the department decision […]

MAURICE R. MCELVEEN v. EILEEN F. MEEHAN ET AL. 15 A.3d 631Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 32417) is denied. McLACHLAN, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Maurice R. McElveen, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided […]

763 A.2d 1037 DANA INVESTMENT CORPORATION v. RICHARD SCHLESINGER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the substitute plaintiff Quik-Power International Corporation for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 76 (AC 19314), is denied. SULLIVAN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. W. Bradley […]

773 A.2d 906 QSP, INC., ET AL. v. THE AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY ET AL. (SC 16269)Supreme Court of Connecticut Borden, Katz, Palmer, Sullivan and Vertefeuille, Js.[*] [*] The listing of justices reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. Syllabus The plaintiffs, which sold products used in […]

528 A.2d 343 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LOUIS ROULEAU (12934)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., HEALEY, SHEA, SANTANIELLO and KULAWIZ, Js. Convicted of the crimes of aiding robbery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, aiding kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm and conspiracy to commit murder, the […]

268 A.2d 374 [2] STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALBERT CRISCUOLO STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GENEVIEVE CRISCUOLO Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and THIM, Js. While trial courts may instruct juries in the exact language of statutes, they should not do so where the language used might be misleading. It is better […]

618 A.2d 43 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GEORGE MAXWELL (10006)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., DALY and HEIMAN, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the third degree and burglary in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, inter alia, that the evidence presented was insufficient to support a verdict […]

673 A.2d 129 RICHARD BOTTASS v. ROBERT BOTTASS ET AL. (13450) (14100)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, Heiman and Stoughton, Js. The plaintiff sought, inter alia, to establish the rights of the parties in a common driveway and parking area located on certain real property owned by the defendants J and B. The trial court, in […]

767 A.2d 1212 ARTHUR SCIORTINO ET AL. v. TOWN OF TRUMBULL Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiffs’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 905 (AC 20327), is denied. Donald A. Browne, in support of the petition. Warren L. Holcomb, in opposition. Decided February 7, 2001

662 A.2d 1179 ROBERT BAUER v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTICUT, INC. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTICUT, INC. v. ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW MILFORD (14949) (14951)Supreme Court of Connecticut CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, KATZ and PALMER, Js. W Co., the owner of property in an industrial zone in New Milford on which it operated a […]

166 A.2d 158 ANNA GAROFALO ET AL. v. NEWMAN E. ARGRAVES, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. Ordinarily, the report of a referee should state only the ultimate facts found and the conclusions reached. Those facts and conclusions must be adequate to support the judgment. A party […]

254 A.2d 460 CONNECTICUT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (ESTATE OF FRANK R. HURLBUTT) v. FRANK R. HURLBUTT, JR., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js. Except under a reserved power of amendment, a trust cannot be amended, or modified in substance, just as it cannot be terminated, […]

723 A.2d 813 SAYBROOK BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ET AL. v. JOHN T. O’REILLY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 18554) is denied. James T. O’Reilly, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided January 12, 1999

620 A.2d 174 BETTE ANN MATHIS v. DONNIE LEE MATHIS (10547)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant and making certain financial awards. Held that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering time limited […]

41 A.2d 89 ARNOLD COLLEGE FOR HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION v. CORNELIUS J. DANAHER, ADMINISTRATOR Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. Unless the provisions of the state statute providing unemployment compensation clearly differ from those of the federal act, it must be assumed that the legislature intended that they […]

144 A.2d 338 THE CITY NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF DANBURY, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF HELEN D. PECK), APPEAL FROM PROBATE Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. The test of testamentary capacity is whether the testator has mind and memory sound enough to know and understand the business […]

687 A.2d 134 STATE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. v. STATE EMPLOYEES’ REVIEW BOARD ET AL. (15358)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Berdon, Norcott, Palmer and Peters, Js. The plaintiffs, the state and its departments of public safety and administrative services, appealed from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal on that court’s […]

440 A.2d 224 NANCY C. HAYES v. BRUCE S. BERESFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and ARMENTANO, Js. The plaintiff sought modification of the support which the defendant, her former husband, was required to pay her under terms of a separation agreement entered into by both parties and incorporated by reference […]

342 A.2d 910 T. LIPPIA AND SON, INC. v. CARL L. JORSON ET AL. APPELLATE FILE No. 05Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued March 11, 1975 — Decided April 30, 1975 Action to recover damages for breach of a building contract and for requested extras, brought to the Circuit Court in the fifteenth circuit, […]

438 A.2d 95 FRANCIS TEDESCO v. JULIUS C. PAGANO, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, SPEZIALE, PETERS and HEALEY, Js. Argued October 14, 1980 Decision released November 11, 1980 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a backhoe accident, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the […]

628 A.2d 32 ROBERT E. HULL v. WARDEN, STATE PRISON (11462)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, O’CONNELL and FREEDMAN, Js. The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of murder, sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he had been deprived of the effective assistance of trial counsel because of his counsel’s failure to […]

707 A.2d 1290 CITY OF WATERBURY v. EILEEN HOSIER (AC 17047)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Landau and Schaller, Js. Argued January 15, 1998 Officially released February 10, 1998 Defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Munro, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

104 A.2d 354 MARY MORGANTI v. BETTY ABRAMSON Supreme Court of Connecticut INGLIS, C.J., BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, Js. The statutory power of a judge to reduce an attachment applies even though the attachment was made by court order under the statute applicable to attachments in actions for slander or alienation of affections. The […]

953 A.2d 668 IN RE STEPHEN M. ET AL.[*] (AC 28084)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 […]

23 A.3d 818 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT ELECK (AC 31581)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Beach and Sullivan, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of assault in the first degree by means of a dangerous instrument (§ 53a-59 [a] [1]) and assault in the second degree in connection with his alleged conduct in stabbing the […]

818 A.2d 808 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHARLES SPELLS (AC 22730)Appellate Court of Connecticut Flynn, West and Hennessy, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in connection with the robbery of a convenience store customer, S, and the theft of S’s […]

499 A.2d 60 EMERY J. PAVEL v. LENA A. PAVEL Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 4 Conn. App. 575, is denied. John D. Salling, in support of the petition. Gordon A. Evans, in opposition. Decided September 24, 1985 Page 810

980 A.2d 347 OSVALDO DIAZ v. JAIME PINEDA ET AL (AC 30147)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavine, Beach and McDonald, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed to this court from the decision of the workers’ compensation review board affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner denying the plaintiff’s claim for temporary total disability benefits and additional […]

876 A.2d 597 RUSSELL KROL v. A. V. TUCHY, INC., ET AL. No. (AC 25141).Appellate Court of Connecticut Dranginis, Flynn and Bishop, Js. Argued April 25, 2005. Officially released July 19, 2005. Procedural History Appeal from the decision by the workers’ compensation commissioner for the fourth district awarding the plaintiff permanent partial disability benefits, brought […]

554 A.2d 744 TOWN OF WALLINGFORD v. LOCAL 1326, IAFF, AFL-CIO, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 17 Conn. App. 809, is denied. Edward T. Lynch, Jr., in support of the petition. Barbara J. Collins and Richard T. Sponzo, assistant attorney general, in opposition. […]

369 A.2d 634 LORRAINE DUPUIS v. COMMISSIONER OF WELFARE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Session of the Superior Court is denied. Wendell S. Gates, in support of the petition. JoAnne Miner, in opposition. Submitted February 4, 1977 Decided February 16, 1977

213 A.2d 310 SALLY P. SPOONER ET AL. v. G. LAWRENCE AUSTIN, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut KING, C.J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, Js. In view of the plaintiff’s claims of proof, the court committed prejudicial error in its charge and in its answer to a question from the jury concerning an interrogatory by […]

330 A.2d 462 D. V. FRIONE AND COMPANY, INC. v. HARBOR CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company to dismiss the appeal of the named defendant from the Superior Court in New Haven County is denied. Howard F. Zoarski, for the appellee (Hartford Accident and […]

75 A.2d 67 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FILLIPO TOMASSI Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, O’SULLIVAN and DALY, Js. One who has wilfully inflicted upon another a dangerous wound, with a deadly weapon, from which death ensued, is guilty of murder or manslaughter, as the evidence may prove, although, through want of due […]

541 A.2d 478 84 CENTURY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. BOARD OF TAX REVIEW OF THE TOWN OF ROCKY HILL (13209)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and HULL, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant board of tax review of the town of Rocky Hill affirming the town […]

J. CORDA CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. ZALESKI CORPORATION ET AL. 911 A.2d 309 No. (AC 27089).Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Bishop and McLachlan, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff construction company, which had obtained a default judgment against the defendants in a California Superior Court in connection with the defendants’ sale of an allegedly defective product to the […]

621 A.2d 290 NATHAN COHEN v. ROBERT B. CRIM Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court [AC 11635] is denied. Robert B. Crim, pro se, in support of the petition. Decided February 24, 1993

695 A.2d 537 CLAIROL, INC. v. ENERTRAC CORPORATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 44 Conn. App. 506 (AC 15402), is denied. Ernest J. Mattei, Philip S. Wellman and David C. Robinson, in support of the petition. Lawrence J. Golden, in opposition. Decided May 29, 1997

747 A.2d 60 RONEY HARRIS v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION/PRATT AND WHITNEY AIRCRAFT DIVISION ET AL. (AC 19399)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Landau and Stoughton, Js. Argued February 16, 2000 Officially released March 14, 2000 Plaintiff’s appeal from the workers’ compensation review board. Per Curiam. The decision of the workers’ compensation review board is affirmed. Page […]

727 A.2d 822 UST BANK/CONNECTICUT v. JAMES M. DAVENPORT ET AL. (AC 18477)Appellate Court of Connecticut Schaller, Spear and Hennessy, Js. Submitted on briefs January 28 Officially released February 23, 1999 Named defendant’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury, Stodolink, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed. Page 902

668 A.2d 400 FRANK STANLEY v. MICHAEL MARTONE ET AL. (13961)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Heiman and Spear, Js. Argued December 4, 1995 Decision released January 9, 1996 Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a fall on certain of the defendants’ real property, brought to the Superior Court in […]

948 A.2d 392 DAVID BJORKLUND v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 28011)Appellate Court of Connecticut Bishop, Robinson and Lavery, Js. Argued May 22, 2008 Officially released June 17, 2008 Petitioner’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, T. Santos, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed.

435 A.2d 47 GROTON TOWNHOUSE APARTMENTS v. NOEL MARDER ET AL. FILE NO. 991Appellate Session of the Superior Court The defendant tenants, having prevailed in the plaintiff landlord’s summary process actions against them, sought to recover sums they had deposited with the trial court during the pendency of those actions under the statute (47a-26b) providing […]

436 A.2d 282 KATHRYN M. PAPCUN v. ROBERT A. PAPCUN Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, HEALEY, PARSKEY and A. ARMENTANO, Js. Argued June 10, 1980 Decision released July 29, 1980 Application by the plaintiff for a contempt order and wage execution, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, […]

868 A.2d 798 KENNETH CLARK v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION. No. (AC 24683).Appellate Court of Connecticut. Lavery, C. J., and DiPentima and Peters, Js. Syllabus By statute (§§ 54-158 and 54-159), the governor of this state has the duty, upon proper demand, to order the extradition of a fugitive from justice in another state. Further by […]

831 A.2d 251 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDDIE COTTON, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 77 Conn. App. 749 (AC 23473), is denied. Alice Osedach-Powers, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Decided September 4, 2003

615 A.2d 1049 RICHARD R. REGIS ET AL. v. CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE INVESTORS BALANCED FUND, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The named defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 28 Conn. App. 760, is denied. David A. Ball, in support of the petition. Ernest J. Cotnoir, in opposition. Decided October […]

770 A.2d 13 PAR PAINTING, INC. v. GREENHORNE O’MARA, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 61 Conn. App. 317 (AC 19013), is denied. VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Anthony V. Zeolla, in support […]

627 A.2d 951 ALEXANDER McKEE v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN ET AL. (11381)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., LAVERY and HEIMAN, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from a decision by the defendant Watertown board of education terminating his employment as a guidance counselor due to a reduction in […]

738 A.2d 674 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. THOMAS SANDERS (AC 17804)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Foti and Landau, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of attempted assault in the first degree and carrying a pistol without a permit in connection with an incident in which the attempted robbery of certain drug dealers by […]