Case: Peterson v. Woldeyohannes (AC 28650) December 2008
Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
Trial Court: Hartford
Synopsis: A defendant who was defaulted for not responding to discovery should be prevented from filing a notice of defense and from presenting defenses to the underlying claims of liability.
Case Link: http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP111/111AP62.pdf
Tags: hearing in damages
Case: PNC Bank v. Kelepecz (SC 18129) December 2008
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Trial Court: Bridgeport
Synopsis: Although Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-380a states that a judgment lien should set forth the original judgment amount, a lien missing the amount is still valid because it provides sufficient notice to third parties of the existence of the lien, thereby satisfying the statute’s purpose.
Case Link: http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROcr/CR289/289CR168.pdf
Tags: judgment lien
Case: Argent Mortgage Co. v. Huertas (SC 18002) August 2008
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Trial Court: New Haven at Meriden
Synopsis: A foreclosure complaint left at the home of a prisoner was upheld as valid service of process because a person may have more than one place of abode. The court noted that the defendant’s children and the father of one of her children lived at the residence when service was made.
Case Link: http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROcr/CR288/288CR142.pdf
Tags: abode · Foreclosure · service