Reviews of the Appellate Court's advance release opinions about deed restrictions, divorce, foreclosure, and governmental immunity and procedure. Deed Restrictions Jepsen v. Camassar - Long, fact-specific opinion about modifying restrictions in a deed conveying beach rights to all of the…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about civil procedure, divorce, mortgage foreclosure, and professional negligence. Civil Procedure Anderson v. Ocean State Job Lot -Trial court dismissed because plaintiff failed to appear for a court-ordered deposition. Plaintiff moved to…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about administrative law, breach of contract, business dissolution, civil procedure, eviction, mortgage foreclosure, personal injury, and worker's compensation. Administrative Law Berka v. Middletown - Trial court found that it lacked subject matter…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about civil procedure, mortgage foreclosure, noncompete agreements, and vicarious liability. Civil Procedure Ruiz v. Victory Properties, LLC - Plaintiff brought negligence claims against D1, and derivative fraudulent transfer claims against D2 and…
In this Connecticut appeal, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Trustee v. Thompson, the Appellate Court reversed the judgment of foreclosure because the trial court did not make any factual findings as to plaintiff's standing. Plaintiff alleged in the complaint that it…
Some Connecticut appeals seem doomed to fail from the outset. The challenge to plaintiff's standing to foreclose in Property Asset Management, Inc. v. Lazarte is one of those. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment included an affidavit asserting that plaintiff received…
In this Connecticut appeal (Connecticut Housing Finance Authority v. Alfaro), the Appellate Court denied defendant's motion for attorney's fees pursuant to CGS ยง 42-150bb after plaintiff withdrew its foreclosure action. Defendant raised a special defense that "plaintiff lacked standing ...…
The appeal in Salisbury Bank & Trust Co. v. Christophersen involved two adjacent undeveloped parcels of waterfront property in Westport. Defendant borrowed money from plaintiff against the properties, planning to repay the debt when he sold them. Defendant defaulted and…
In an advance release opinion issued February 29, 2016, the Connecticut Appellate Court concluded that the new anti perpetual motion machine rule concerning appellate stays in foreclosure cases required it to dismiss the borrower's appeal. The first law day in…
The Connecticut Appellate Court dismissed an appeal because the appellant, who was not a party to the underlying judgment, lacked standing. The appellant in M.U.N. Capital, LLC v. National Hall Properties, LLC, an advance release opinion to be officially released…
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