Connecticut Laches Law
 
PRINCE LEWIS v. COMMISSIONEROF CORRECTION

The petitioner, Prince Lewis, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused itsdiscretionwhenitdeniedhispetitionforcertification to appeal, and (2) improperly rejected his claim that hisconstitutionalrighttodueprocessunder... More...    $0 (06-07-2016 - CT)

Jacob Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation

A jury found that the defendant, the
Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, acted
negligently and recklessly when it assigned Father Ivan
Ferguson, an alcoholic whose admitted acts of child
molestation were understood to be linked to his drinking,
to serve as the director of Saint Mary’s Elementary
School in Derby (Saint Mary’s School), where he sexually
abus... More...
   $0 (06-27-2015 - CT)

Ronald Nunn and Donald Vaden v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company, NKA Centre Life Insurance Company

Plaintiffs‐Appellants appeal from a September 10, 2012 order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, J.) granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The district court erred in failing to apply Pennsylvania’s reasonable expectations doctrine to Plaintiffs’ reformation claims and in finding the breach of contract claims to be time‐barred. We th... More...    $0 (02-24-2014 - CT)

Landmark Investment Group, LLC v. Chung Family Realty Partnership, LLC

The defendant, Chung Family Realty Partnership, LLC, appeals from the trial court’s order granting the application for a prejudgment remedy filed by the plaintiff, Landmark Investment Group, LLC. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the doctrine of res judicata prevents the plaintiff from relitigating issues that have been or could have been litigated in the first litigation; and (2) the cou... More...    $0 (08-28-2012 - CT)

Turi Rostad v. Leon Hirsch

In this contested paternity action, after genetic testing established that the defendant was the father of the plaintiff’s child, the trial court awarded pendente lite attorney’s fees to each member of the mother’s litigation team. The father’s appeal contests the amount of the fees awarded to the mother’s attorneys. We must decide whether we have jurisdiction to hear this interlocutory ... More...    $0 (04-19-2011 - CT)

Perry D. Caminis v. Austin Troy

This appeal arises from an action brought by the plaintiffs, Perry D. Caminis and Diane W. Caminis,1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding portions of a floating dock and related pilings belonging to their neighbors, the defendants, Austin Troy and Dana Troy, which they claim encroach upon their littoral rights.2 The plaintiffs now appeal, following our grant of certification,3 from ... More...    $0 (03-01-2011 - CT)

Frank Naples v. Keystone Building Development Corporation

The plaintiffs, Frank Naples and Karen Naples, brought this action against the named defendant, Keystone Building and Development Corporation, its successor entity, Keystone Builders and Developers, LLC (Keystone, LLC),1 and their principal, Leonard Bourbeau, alleging that their poor workmanship in the construction of the plaintiffs’ new home constituted, inter alia, breach of contract, and viol... More...    $0 (03-30-2010 - CT)

Bacon Construction Co. v. Dept. of Public Works

The defendant, the department of public works, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Bacon Construction Company, Inc., to confirm an arbitration award for damages relating to a public works contract between the parties and denying the defendant’s motion to vacate the award, and from the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the... More...    $0 (02-07-2010 - CT)

Constance J. Jarvis v. Constance M. Lieder, et al.

A constructive trust arises ‘‘when the legal title to property is obtained by a person in violation, express or implied, of some duty owed to the one who is equitably entitled, and when the property thus obtained is held in hostility to his beneficial rights of ownership. . . . The specific instances in which equity impresses a constructive trust are numberless,—as numberless as the modes by... More...    $0 (09-15-2009 - CT)

Robert J. Rossman v. Patricia Morasco, et al.

These are consolidated appeals. The plaintiff, Robert J. Rossman, brought an action arising from a business dispute with the defendants Guardian Alarm Services, Inc. (Guardian Alarm), Tracy Emro, Jerome Terracino and Thomas Terracino and Patricia A. Morasco, Jerome Terracino’s son and wife, respectively.

Guardian Alarm brought a counterclaim against the plaintiff. The jury found in favor ... More...
   $0 (06-23-2009 - CT)

Cue Associates, LLC v. Cast Iron Associates, LLC

The plaintiff, Cue Associates, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant, Cast Iron Associates, LLC. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly applied the statute of limitations found in General Statutes § 52- 577 to bar the plaintiff’s trespass claim, when the defendant did not plead this statute of limitations as a special defense. We agree wi... More...    $0 (11-04-2008 - CT)

Cort Wrotnowski v. Susan Bysiewicz, Secretary of the State of Connecticut

The plaintiff, Cort Wrotnowski, brought a complaint pursuant to General Statutes § 9- 3231 against the defendant, Susan Bysiewicz, the secretary of the state, alleging that the defendant unlawfully had failed to verify that Barack Obama, the democratic nominee for the office of president of the United States for the November 4, 2008 presidential election, was a natural born citizen of the United ... More...    $0 (11-18-2008 - CT)

Cue Associates, LLC v. Cast Iron Associates, LLC

The plaintiff, Cue Associates, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant, Cast Iron Associates, LLC. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly applied the statute of limitations found in General Statutes § 52- 577 to bar the plaintiff’s trespass claim, when the defendant did not plead this statute of limitations as a special defense. We agree wi... More...    $0 (11-05-2008 - CT)

Nancy Weinstein v. Luke A. Weinstein

The plaintiff, Nancy Weinstein, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying her motion to open the judgment dissolving her marriage to the defendant, Luke A. Weinstein. In her motion, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant fraudulently misrepresented certain information in the financial affidavit that he submitted to the court at the time of the dissolution. On appeal, the pla... More...    $0 (09-19-2003 - CT)

John H. Kolb & Sons, Inc. v. G and L Excavating, Inc.

The defendant, G and L Excavating, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the plaintiff, John H. Kolb & Sons, Inc. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied its motion for a judgment of dismissal at the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, (2) determined that the six year statute of limitations set for... More...    $1 (05-12-2003 - CT)

12 Havemeyer Place Company, LLC v. Allan S. Gordon

The plaintiff lessor, 12 Havemeyer Place Company, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant lessee, Allan S. Gordon, in this summary process action in which the plaintiff sought eviction of the defendant lessee on the ground that their lease was illegal and, therefore, that the tenancy was void or voidable.1 The basis for the court's judgment wa... More...    $0 (04-28-2003 - CT)

Kenneth A. Schwartz v. Karen A. Murphy, et al.

The defendants, Karen A. Murphy and Kathleen A. Murphy, appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, determining that a view easement exists over a portion of their property in favor of the plaintiff, Kenneth A. Schwartz, and granting a mandatory injunction ordering the defendants to maintain that easement in accordance with the court's specifications. T... More...    $0 (12-19-2002 - CT)

Katherine Lenares v. Michael Miano

The plaintiff commenced this action on October 23, 2000, alleging that the defendant had breached an oral loan agreement in the amount of $8000 by his refusal to repay the loan. In response, the defendant asserted the special defenses of laches and the statute of limitations.

A trial was held before the referee, who found that on December 23, 1993, the plaintiff had a bank check in the a... More...    $8000 (12-19-2002 - CT)

Putnam Park Associates v. Fahnestock and Company, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding $31,413.27 in liquidated damages to the plaintiff, Putnam Park Associates, for breach of a written lease contract by the defendant, Fahnestock and Company, Inc.. The trial court found that the defendant, who was the tenant under the lease, had breached its duty to pay ‘‘additional rent,'' over and above a base level of rent, to cover certain variabl... More...    $31413 (10-11-2002 - CT)

Suffield Development Associates Limited Partnership v. National Loan Investors, L.P., et al.

The plaintiff, Suffield Development Associates Limited Partnership, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court's judgment in favor of the defendants, National Loan Investors, L.P. (National), the law firm of Berman and Sable, and attorney James W. Oliver.1 Suffield Development Associates Ltd. Partnership v. National Loan Investors, L.P., 64 Conn. App. 192, 19... More...    $0 (07-09-2002 - CT)

William Monaco v. Turbomotive, Inc., et al.

The plaintiff, William Monaco, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Turbomotive, Inc., and H.R. Solutions, Inc. (HRS), rendered after a hearing in damages following the entry of a default against the defendants for failure to comply with the court's order regarding discovery. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that his cla... More...    $0 (02-05-2002 - CT)

Joseph Kelley v. Joseph Tomas

The present appeal involves a boundary dispute between two adjacent landowners. The plaintiff, Joseph Kelley, appeals from the judgment, rendered after a trial to the court, in this action to quiet title to certain real property at 230-232 Main Street, Norwalk. The court found that the defendants, Joseph Tomas and Mary J. Tomas, have an easement over that property.

On appeal, the plainti... More...    $0 (10-09-2001 - CT)

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