Category: Connecticut Appellate & Supreme Courts Opinions

301 A.2d 557 CITY OF GROTON v. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in New London County is denied. James F. Brennan, Jr., for the appellee (plaintiff). Bernard F. McGovern, Jr., assistant attorney general, for the appellant (defendant). Argued March […]

640 A.2d 129 KATHERINE MALUSZEWSKI v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (12024)Appellate Court of Connecticut LANDAU, FREEDMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff, who had been injured in a motorcycle accident, sought to confirm an arbitration award determining that she was entitled to Page 28 uninsured motorist benefits under a policy issued to her parents by the defendant […]

569 A.2d 578 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LARSON JACKSON (8185)Appellate Court of Connecticut SPALLONE, DALY and NORCOTT, Js. Argued January 5, 1990 Decision released February 1, 1990 Substitute information charging the defendant with the crime of possession of cocaine with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent, brought to the Superior Court […]

560 A.2d 985 E. JANICE AUGERI v. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN ET AL. (7479)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, FOTI and JACOBSON, Js. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of the city of Middletown approving a certain subdivision application. The […]

22 A.3d 1281 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KRISTA LAFOUNTAIN. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 127 Conn. App. 819 (AC 31549), is denied. EVELEIGH, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. Adele V. Patterson, senior assistant public defender, in support […]

479 A.2d 231 THERESA WARNER, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF STEPHEN R. WARNER) v. LESLIE-ELLIOTT CONSTRUCTORS, INC., ET AL. (11927)Supreme Court of Connecticut SPEZIALE, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and GRILLO, Js. By statute (52-557j), a landowner may not be held liable for injuries sustained on his property by operators of or passengers on certain enumerated vehicles, including […]

566 A.2d 1362 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF DANBURY v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (13638) (13639)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and SANTANIELLO, Js. Argued November 7, 1989 Decision released December 12, 1989 Appeals from the decisions by the named defendant which determined that the plaintiff had on […]

670 A.2d 321 DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NEW YORK, FSB v. CLARE MURANELLI ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition of the defendant Laurelton House Condominium Association, Inc., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 39 Conn. App. 736 (AC 14269), is denied. Page 903 William W. Ward and Steven Stanford Berizzi, in […]

310 A.2d 73 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LESLIE PHILLIPS Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the firm Barlow and Lewis to withdraw its appearance for the defendant in the appeal from the Superior Court in Hartford County is granted. Boce W. Barlow, Jr., in support of the motion. Edward F. Pasiecznik, assistant attorney general, […]

341 A.2d 432 MYRNA F. LABOW v. RONALD I. LABOW Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s motion for a review of the order of the trial court dated June 5, 1975, terminating the stay of execution resulting from the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is granted and the trial court is directed […]

725 A.2d 991 FJK ASSOCIATES v. MAIDA KARKOSKI (AC 17794)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Sullivan and Daly, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff landlord sought by way of a summary process action to recover possession of certain premises from the defendant tenant alleging nonpayment of rent and lapse of time. The trial court rendered judgment […]

38 A.2d 604 NICHOLAS S. HILL, 3D v. MARTIN J. BIRMINGHAM, EXECUTOR, ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The period limited by the rule against perpetuities is a life or lives in being at the death of the testator and twenty-one years thereafter, with an extension of […]

960 A.2d 573 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. WILLIAM TORRES (AC 28876)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Harper and Beach, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree, the defendant appealed to this court. The defendant’s conviction stemmed from his alleged conduct in depositing a $5000 forged […]

539 A.2d 95 ERIN ORSELET ET AL. v. KEVIN T. DeMATTEO ET AL. (13174)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO and HULL, Js. The named plaintiff, O, sought to recover for damage to her automobile which occurred in an accident allegedly caused by the negligence of the named defendant. O subsequently amended her […]

852 A.2d 736 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. JEROME T. DUNBAR Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court (AC 24555) is denied. Jerome T. Dunbar, pro se, in support of the petition. David F. Borrino, in opposition. Decided May 12, 2004

39 A.2d 889 WALTER W. WALSH, TAX COMMISSIONER v. ETTA N. HALL, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF ANNE MOLNER) ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, Js. The decedent created six joint savings bank accounts during the last four years of her life, naming various relatives as joint owners. She contributed […]

620 A.2d 1280 THE RECTOR, WARDENS AND VESTRYMEN OF TRINITY-ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH, INC., ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT ET AL. v. TRINITY-ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH, INC., ET AL. (14434)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., CALLAHAN, BORDEN, NORCOTT and KATZ, JS. […]

529 A.2d 710 FREDERICK C. LAMBERT v. PETER B. STOVELL (12862)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and D. DORSEY, Js. The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant physician claiming that the physician had not sufficiently informed him of the material risks and consequences of the ankle fusion surgery which was performed on him. […]

521 A.2d 224 SOMERS VILLAGE, INC. v. TESTA EXCAVATING COMPANY, INC. (5002)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff, on February 11, 1986, applied to the trial court in the Danbury judicial district to reduce the amount of a mechanic’s lien which had been filed by the defendant against land owned by […]

BONNIE NICHOLS v. CITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL 10 A.3d 1111 (AC 30975)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Harper and Foti, Js. Argued November 30, 2010 Officially released December 21, 2010 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Hiller, J. PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed. Page 904

23 A.2d 512 GORDON E. McDOWELL v. THE FEDERAL TEA COMPANY, INC. ET ALS. ROBERT RUFF v. THE FEDERAL TEA COMPANY, INC. ET ALS. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The issue of proximate cause presents a question of fact unless no causal relation between the negligence of […]

27 A.2d 389 HENRY JAMES BENSON v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C.J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. Disadvantage in property value or income, or both, to a single owner of property, resulting from application of zoning restrictions, does not, ordinarily, warrant relaxation in his […]

602 A.2d 1016 L. AND L. BUILDERS, INC. v. DEBRA PARMELEE (14358)Supreme Court of Connecticut PETERS, C.J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js. Argued January 9, 1992 Decision released February 18, 1992 Action to recover damages for breach of a construction contract, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district […]

222 A.2d 810 ELEANOR GROSBY v. HELEN HARPER Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by the plaintiff for certification for appeal from the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court is denied. Robert M. Grosby, in support of the petition. Julian A. Gregory, in opposition. Submitted August 9, 1966 Decided September 21, 1966 Page 719

430 A.2d 1284 JOHN H. WRONOWSKI v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NEW LONDON NELSECO NAVIGATION COMPANY v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NEW LONDON Supreme Court of Connecticut COTTER, C.J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, HEALEY and PARSKEY, Js. The defendant redevelopment agency of the city of New London appealed from the judgment of the […]

521 A.2d 597 ELEANOR THOMAS v. ERNEST ROSE (3800)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. The defendant, who, in a paternity action, was determined to be the father of the plaintiffs minor child, appealed to this court claiming error in certain evidentiary rulings by the trial court. Held: 1. The trial court […]

654 A.2d 1238 CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC. v. RICHARD M. TARRO (13210)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and LAVERY and SCHALLER, Js. The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of strict foreclosure rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Held that the action having been dismissed pursuant to the rules of practice (§ 251) more […]

731 A.2d 280 ALAN M. SOLOMON ET AL. v. WILLIAM C. GILMORE ET AL. (SC 15914)Supreme Court of Connecticut Callahan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and Palmer, Js. Syllabus By statute (§ 36a-511), no person shall engage in the secondary loan business as a lender or broker unless such person has obtained a license pursuant […]

701 A.2d 41 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. EDWARD G. WEARING (AC 15214)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Hennessy and Shea, Js. SYLLABUS Convicted of the crimes of kidnapping in the second degree with a firearm, sexual assault in the third degree, assault in the second degree and tampering with a witness in connection with […]

518 A.2d 73 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL LACASSE Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 9 Conn. App. 79, is denied. Joette Hatz, public defender, and John W. Watson, assistant public defender, in support of the petition. Decided November 25, 1986

662 A.2d 792 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HERIBERTO LOPEZ (14042)Appellate Court of Connecticut FOTI, HEIMAN and HENNESSY, Js. Convicted of the crimes of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, the defendant appealed to this court. Held: 1. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding, […]

491 A.2d 1103 EUGENE CONTI v. ROSE HILL POULTRY COMPANY, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 3 Conn. App. 246, is denied. John A. Keyes, in support of the petition. Decided March 13, 1985 Page 803

20 A.2d 397 WILLIAM HOWE v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. The plaintiff’s tenure as a provisional appointee under the civil service amendment to the charter of the city of Bridgeport did not ripen into a permanent appointment by […]

696 A.2d 1264 TEXENE BOSCO v. J. NEALE MacDONALD COMPANY, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn. App. 902 (AC 15161), is denied. McDONALD, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Ralph C. Crozier, in support of […]

661 A.2d 628 ROBERT W. DENLEY v. MARY ELLEN DENLEY (13297)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and HEIMAN and SCHALLER, Js. The plaintiff, whose marriage to the defendant had been dissolved, appealed to this court following the trial court’s denial of his motion for modification of his alimony and child support obligations. Held that the […]

563 A.2d 738 JAMES S. WILSON v. R. F. K. CORPORATION ET AL. (7516)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., DALY and O’CONNELL, Js. The plaintiff sought to recover for injuries he sustained in an altercation with a bartender at a restaurant owned by the defendant R Co. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of […]

74 A.2d 212 ADOLPH BUCCHI v. ROGER F. GLEASON, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ALICE M. JUDD) ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BROWN, C.J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O’SULLIVAN, Js. The burden of proof on the issue of undue influence rests on the one alleging it. Such burden is not ordinarily met by direct and positive […]

248 A.2d 513 RUTH E. JENSEN ET AL. v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut It appearing that the plaintiffs in the above-entitled cause have failed to prosecute their appeal from the Superior Court in New Haven County with proper diligence, it is, under Practice Book § 696, ordered by the Supreme Court, […]

565 A.2d 539 STANISLAW GERYK v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY ET AL. EDMUND LULEWICZ v. THOMAS P. ROY ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff Edmund Lulewicz’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 19 Conn. App. 585, is denied. William F. Gallagher, in support of the petition. Joseph B. Curran, in opposition. […]

563 A.2d 752 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOSEPH LUCA (7200)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. Convicted of the crimes of possession of cocaine with intent to sell and sale of cocaine by a person who is not drug-dependent, the defendant appealed to this court claiming, for the first time on appeal, […]

562 A.2d 1134 FRANK SABINO v. VIRGINIA RUFFOLO (7376)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., DALY and STOUGHTON, Js. The plaintiff sought damages for the defendant’s alleged breach of a contract for the purchase of certain real estate located in New York. When he filed suit, the plaintiff obtained a prejudgment attachment on the defendant’s Connecticut […]

497 A.2d 423 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. STANLEY THOMPSON (2964)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, BORDEN and SPALLONE, Js. Convicted following a jury trial of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree, the defendant appealed. Held: 1. The cumulative effect of the evidence presented at trial, together with the inferences which could reasonably have been […]

776 A.2d 1145 HAROLD J. DAW ET AL. v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WESTPORT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant Totney Benson’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 63 Conn. App. 176 (AC 20334), is denied. Robert A. Fuller, in support of the petition. Thomas M. […]

268 A.2d 248 CARL F. JOHNSON, JR. v. JOHN NEWELL ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff for permission to amend his draft finding in the appeal from the Superior Court in Fairfield County is denied. A. Reynolds Gordon, in support of the motion. Submitted July 1, 1970 Decided July 7, […]

16 A.2d 581 WALTER AND FRANK PRESTOFF, EXECUTORS (ESTATE OF EVA PRESTOFF) v. WILLIAM SLIPKOWSKI. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. Argued November 7, 1940 Decided November 26, 1940. ACTION to recover the amount of an alleged loan, brought to the Court of Common Pleas for Hartford County […]

23 A.2d 514 THE CONNECTICUT IMPORTING COMPANY v. JOSEPH JANOWITZ ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut MALTBIE, C. J., AVERY, BROWN, JENNINGS and ELLS, Js. Whether or not the alleged reductions from the established price of liquors sold by the plaintiff to the defendants were an inducement to purchase within the prohibition of regulation 21 […]

793 A.2d 1246 IN RE ERICA R.[*] (AC 21961)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 only to […]

751 A.2d 855 BEN GYADU v. FLEET MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., ET AL. (AC 19627)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Mihalakos and Zarella, Js. Submitted on briefs March 22, 2000 Officially released April 25, 2000 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, Gill, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

148 A.2d 142 ROBERT ROBERTS v. JACOB ROSENBLATT ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C.J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. Ordinarily, the status of one who sustains injury while upon the property of another is a question of fact. Where, however, the facts essential to the determination are not in dispute, a legal […]

453 A.2d 784 JOSEPH MANCINI v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FILE No. 1269Appellate Session of the Superior Court Argued September 21, 1982 — Decided November 12, 1982 Action to recover damages for breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven and tried to the court, Celotto, J.; judgment […]

593 A.2d 523 PAUL SONTZ v. JANET SONTZ (9472)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’CONNELL, NORCOTT and FOTI, Js. Argued June 3, 1991 Decision released July 16, 1991 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Danbury and tried to the court, Geen, J.; […]

739 A.2d 714 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FRANK BELL (AC 17999)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Sullivan and Daly, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crimes of harassment in the second degree in connection with repeated telephone calls he made to a family preservation program concerning his children, criminal trespass in the first degree in […]

677 A.2d 994 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES BIGGS (15438)Appellate Court of Connecticut Foti, Lavery and Landau, Js. Argued May 30, 1996 Officially released July 2, 1996 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford, Corrigan, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

533 A.2d 222 THERESA M. RUBENOFF v. ALAN T. RUBENOFF (4837)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., STOUGHTON and FOTI, Js. Submitted on briefs November 6, 1987 Decision released November 9, 1987 Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield and […]

743 A.2d 614 BEN F. GYADU v. CHAIRMAN, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, (AC 19397), is denied. McDONALD, C. J., and SULLIVAN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Ben F. Gyadu, pro se, in support of […]

866 A.2d 719 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES W.[*] No. (AC 24396).Appellate Court of Connecticut. [*] In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual abuse, we decline to identify the victim or others through whom her identity may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e. Foti, Flynn and […]

330 A.2d 465 GERMAINE CARROLL ET AL. v. ROBERT TOLO 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. Robert Tolo, pro se, in support of the petition. Jay W. Jackson, in opposition. Submitted January 9, 1974 Decided January […]

257 A.2d 503 DONALD I. RUDDER v. TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF CANTON Supreme Court of Connecticut The motion by the plaintiff for this court to set aside the judgment against him in the appeal from the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County is denied. Paul W. Orth, for the appellant (plaintiff). […]

606 A.2d 104 FLEET BANK OF CONNECTICUT v. PETER LAWLER ET AL. (10543)Appellate Court of Connecticut NORCOTT, FOTI and LAVERY, Js. Argued May 8, 1992 Decision released June 2, 1992 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, where the court, Scheinblum, J., […]

439 A.2d 1043 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GREATER WATERBURY, INC. v. WILLIAM M. LANESE ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut BOGDANSKI, C.J., PETERS, HEALEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, Js. On the plaintiff’s appeal to this court from the trial court’s judgment for the defendants in its action to enjoin the defendant city of Waterbury from making […]

724 A.2d 546 IN RE DANUAEL D.[*] (AC 17185)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 […]

690 A.2d 435 MERCHANTS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. MARIA DASILVA, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF JOSEPH DASILVA), ET AL. (15736)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, Foti and Hennessy, Js. Argued February 27 Officially released March 18, 1997 Appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, Moran, J.; Thim, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is […]

488 A.2d 1288 JEROME JOSHUA KLEIN v. SANDRA PHYLLIS B. KLEIN (2167)Appellate Court of Connecticut BORDEN, SPALLONE and DALY, Js. The plaintiff, claiming that his defendant former wife was cohabiting with a male, moved for modification of the judgment dissolving his marriage to her. At the time of the dissolution, the parties had entered into […]

648 A.2d 157 SOUTH FARMS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. J. WILLIAM BURNS, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition of the substitute plaintiff Martin W. Hoffman, trustee, for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 35 Conn. App. 9 (AC 12078), is denied. Page 913 William H. Champlin III and Glory Martyn Lena, […]

747 A.2d 522 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LOUIS REED Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 56 Conn. App. 428 (AC 17678), is denied. KATZ and VERTEFEUILLE, Js., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Susan M. Hankins, assistant public defender, in support […]

782 A.2d 135 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. XAVIER WRIGHT Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 63 Conn. App. 138 (AC 18234), is denied. SULLIVAN, C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this petition. Timothy E. Welsh, in support of the petition. Michael […]

626 A.2d 1341 PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. v. HANS G. REICHARDT ET AL. (11982)Appellate Court of Connecticut DALY, FOTI and SCHALLER, Js. Submitted on briefs June 4, 1993 Decision released June 29, 1993 Action to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property owned by the named defendant et al., brought to the Superior Court […]

980 A.2d 933 JAMES DAVIS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (AC 29588)Appellate Court of Connecticut Gruendel, Alvord and Borden, Js. Argued September 10, 2009 Officially released October 27, 2009 Procedural History Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland and tried to the court, A. […]

820 A.2d 1009 STEVEN CORREIA v. JOHN G. ROWLAND ET AL. (SC 16865)Supreme Court of Connecticut Sullivan, C.J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who was sentenced to forty-five years imprisonment for the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree and robbery in the first […]

782 A.2d 209 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CAESAR O’NEIL (AC 19710)Appellate Court of Connecticut Lavery, C.J., and Foti and Healey, Js. Syllabus Convicted of the crime of attempt to commit murder in connection with his efforts to convince a friend to kill a certain witness to a murder, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming […]

702 A.2d 671 THOMAS FARNIE v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (AC 16440)Appellate Court of Connecticut O’Connell, C.J., and Spear and Daly, Js. Argued October 30, 1997 Officially released November 18, 1997 Plaintiff’s appeal from the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, Maloney, J. Per Curiam. The judgment is affirmed.

460 A.2d 26 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LUIS ROQUE (10260)Supreme Court of Connecticut HEALEY, SHEA, GRILLO, SPONZO and BIELUCH, Js. Convicted of the crime of rioting at a state correctional institution, the defendant, who had been accused in the state’s bill of particulars of “taking part in” the disorder, appealed to this court challenging the […]

382 A.2d 1329 HARTFORD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. STANLEY V. TUCKER ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal from the Superior Court in Litchfield County is denied by the court. Neil E. Atlas, for the appellee (plaintiff). Stanley V. Tucker, pro se, the appellant (defendant). Argued March […]

467 A.2d 1245 FREDERICK ADAMS GROESBECK, JR. v. JAMES J. SOTIRE, JR., ET AL. (2301)Appellate Court of Connecticut DANNEHY, C.P.J., HULL and DUPONT, Js. Notwithstanding the earlier denial by the Supreme Court of the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss, on grounds of mootness, the appeal by the defendant zoning enforcement officials of the city of Stamford […]

525 A.2d 135 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. VINCENT COLLINS (4877) (4948)Appellate Court of Connecticut HULL, DALY and STOUGHTON, Js. Convicted, in three judicial districts, of six counts of the crime of robbery in the first degree and two counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree, the defendant appealed to this court claiming that the […]

618 A.2d 528 JENNIFER LAWRENCE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Supreme Court of Connecticut The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 29 Conn. App. 484 [AC 10851], is denied. Donald P. Guerrini, in support of the petition. Robert R. Sheldon, in opposition. Decided December 22, 1992

529 A.2d 1328 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LEBANON v. WILLIAM CRAFT ET AL. (4538)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C. J., DALY and BIELUCH, Js. The plaintiff Lebanon planning and zoning commission sought an injunction to enforce a cease and desist order which had been issued by the town zoning enforcement officer […]

266 A.2d 199 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MORRIS SULMAN Supreme Court of Connecticut The petition by Hyman Wilensky for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in the appeal from the Superior Court in New London County is granted. Hyman Wilensky, in support of the petition. Submitted June 18, 1970 Decided June 23, 1970

144 A.2d 327 EVERETT A. CLARK ET AL. v. TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD ET AL. Supreme Court of Connecticut DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js. Section 15 of the zoning ordinance of West Hartford provided that the town council could approve a development plan for a subdivision of […]

651 A.2d 760 OCTOBER TWENTY-FOUR, INC. v. TOMASSO BROTHERS, INC., ET AL. (13139)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., and O’CONNELL and FOTI, Js. Argued January 3, 1995 Decision released January 31, 1995 Action for a judgment declaring that a permit to conduct certain regulated activities in a designated wetlands area granted by the defendant inland […]

659 A.2d 1211 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SCOTT LARKIN (12709)Appellate Court of Connecticut SCHALLER, SPEAR and HENNESSY, Js. Convicted of the crimes of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the second degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a child, the defendant appealed to this court. He […]

589 A.2d 880 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARTHULY S. SHAW (8036)Appellate Court of Connecticut DUPONT, C.J., DALY and LANDAU, Js. Convicted of four counts of the Crime of conspiracy to commit forgery in the second degree in connection with a scheme to procure forged Connecticut drivers’ licenses, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed, […]