Connecticut Liens Law
Landmark Investment Group, LLC v. CALCO Construction & Development Co
The dispute in the present case has a long and circuitous history, which began more than one decade ago when the plaintiff, Landmark InvestmentGroup,LLC(Landmark),acommercialrealestate developer, entered into a contract to purchase an environmentally contaminated property in the town of Plainville (town) with the hopes of remediating and developingitforcommercialuse.Theselleroftheproperty, Chung F... More...
$0 (09-26-2015 - CT)Jacob Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation
A jury found that the defendant, the<br> Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, acted<br> negligently and recklessly when it assigned Father Ivan<br> Ferguson, an alcoholic whose admitted acts of child<br> molestation were understood to be linked to his drinking,<br> to serve as the director of Saint Mary's Elementary<br> School in Derby (Saint Mary's School), where he sexually<br> abused t... More...
$0 (06-27-2015 - 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 court... More...
$0 (08-28-2012 - CT)Cara L. Allen v. Alfred H. Allen, Jr.
The plaintiff, Cara L. Allen, appeals from the postdissolution judgment of the trial court denying her motions for contempt, denying her motions to reconsider, staying proceedings on her motion to reopen pending resolution of this appeal, and granting the motion of the defendant, Alfred H. Allen, Jr., for contempt. The plaintiff claims that the court erred in (1) finding her in contempt and failin... More...
$0 (04-04-2012 - CT)Congress Street Condominium Association, Inc. v. Frederick L. Anderson
In this action to foreclose a statutory lien, the defendant, Frederick L. Anderson, appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Congress Street Condominium Association, Inc., as to liability only, based on the nonpayment of common charges and fines.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly granted the plaintiff's motion for summary jud... More...
$0 (12-20-2011 - CT)Town of Suffield v. Franklyn H. Carrington, et al.
The third party plaintiff, the water pollution control authority of the town of Suffield, moves for summary judgment on its cross complaint seeking foreclosure of its sewer assessment and user liens.<br> <br> The facts are as follows: This action was started by the town of Suffield (town) to foreclose its tax liens recorded against the property of the defendants Franklyn H. Carrington and ... More...
$0 (12-30-1998 - CT)Water Pollution Control Authority of The City of Bridgeport v. Ronald Johnson
Pursuant to General Statutes § 49-30,1 the rights of a purchaser acquiring title at a foreclosure sale are governed by the rule of caveat emptor. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. White, 278 Conn. 219, 235, 896 A.2d 797 (2006). In this case, in accordance with § 49-30, the property that a purchaser bought at a foreclosure sale previously had been held to be subject to a mortg... More...
$0 (08-13-2011 - CT)Joseph Kopylec v. Town of North Bransford
The plaintiff, Joseph Kopylec, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his application to discharge a court order that the defendant, the town of North Branford (town), had recorded on the town land records. On appeal, the plaintiff claims1 that the court improperly denied his application because the recorded order is an unenforceable judgment lien certificate.2 The judgment is affirm... More...
$0 (07-12-2011 - CT)The FCM Group, Inc. v. Jeffrey T. Miller
In this breach of contract and lien foreclosure action arising out of a dispute concerning the construction of a single-family home in the town of Greenwich, the named defendant, Jeffrey T. Miller, who owns the home, and the defendant Cheryl Miller, his wife,1 appeal, and the plaintiff, The FCM Group, Inc., the builder of the home, and the third party defendant, Frank C. Mercede III,2 cross appeal... More...
$0 (05-10-2011 - CT)Call Center Technologies, Inc. v. Grand Adventures Tour & Travel Publishing Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellant Call Center Technologies, Inc. ("Call Centerâ€) appeals from (1) a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Squatrito, J.) entered on February 24, 2009, that, inter alia, granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant- Appellee Interline Travel & Tour, Inc. ("Interlineâ€) on the issue of successor liability, and (2) a memorandum of... More...
$0 (03-11-2011 - CT)Robert Schirmer v. Antone Souza
The defendants, Antone Souza, Sr., and Dorothy Souza, appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiffs, Robert Schirmer and Sandra Schirmer, on their claim of unjust enrichment arising out of renovations to a house on property owned by the defendants. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court improperly (1) applied the doctrine of unjust enrichment to parties who had no ... More...
$0 (02-18-2011 - CT)Dennis W. Byars v. Staven G. Berg, et al.
The plaintiff,1 Dennis W. Byars, appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants, Connecticut Condo Connection and Cathy Luciano.2 The plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that his claims are precluded under the doctrine of collateral estoppel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.<br><br>The following undisputed facts and procedural hi... More...
$0 (09-07-2009 - CT)Fairchild Heights, Inc. v. Roseann Amaro Fairchild Heights, Inc. v. Deena Aiken, et al.
In this appeal, we consider whether a municipal tax lien on a mobile home was extinguished when that mobile home was determined to have been abandoned and then sold at a public auction pursuant to General Statutes § 21-80 (e).1 The plaintiff, Fairchild Heights, Inc., appeals2 from the judgments of the trial court denying its motion for an order conveying good title to, and a release of all lien... More...
$0 (08-11-2009 - CT)Oronoque Shores Condominium Association No. 1, Inc. v. Dorothy A. Smulley, et al.
The defendant Dorothy A. Smulley,1 a unit owner in the Oronoque Shores condominium complex in Stratford, appeals from the judgment of the trial court foreclosing a lien for unpaid common charges, unpaid special assessments and attorney's fees in this action brought by the plaintiff, Oronoque Shores Condominium Association No. 1, Inc. (association). The contested issues before the trial court,2 and... More...
$0 (05-04-2009 - CT)Location Realty, Inc. v. Frank Colaccino, et al.
The defendants, Frank Colaccino, the Colvest Group, Ltd., and Colvest/North Haven, LLC,1 and the plaintiff, Location Realty, Inc., appeal and cross appeal, respectively, from the judgment of the trial court, after a bench trial, awarding the plaintiff, Location Realty, Inc., certain real estate commissions on the basis of unjust enrichment. In their appeal, the defendants claim that the trial cour... More...
$0 (07-08-2008 - CT)Town of Groton, et al. v. Mardie Lane Homes, LLC, et al.
The sole issue in this appeal1 is whether a mortgage is a conveyance under General Statutes § 8-26c. In this declaratory judgment action, the defendant East Haven Builders Supply, Inc.,2 appeals from the grant of summary judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, the town of Groton (town) and RLI Insurance Company (RLI). On appeal, the defendant, which holds a mortgage interest on a num... More...
$0 (04-01-2008 - CT)Mitchel A. Davis v. Anna Herbert
Anna Hebert, the defendant in the first case and the plaintiff in the second case (hereinafter the plaintiff), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the granting of the motion by Yolanda Davis, the defendant in the second case, and Mitchel A. Davis, the plaintiff in the first case, (hereafter the defendants) to restore consolidated cases to the docket and to compel... More...
$0 (02-05-2008 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP103/103AP457.pdf" target="_new">Harvey Weber v. Pascarella Mason Street, LLC</a>
<P> The defendant, Pascarella Mason Street, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its application to discharge or reduce a mechanic's lien placed on its property by the plaintiff, Harvey Weber. The defendant claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) all of the services for which the plaintiff filed the lien were lienable and (2) the amount of the lien was not ... More...
$0 (09-12-2007 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP85/85ap485.pdf" target="_new">Gil Gilbert v. Beaver Dam Association of Stratford, Inc., et al.</a>
<P>The plaintiff, Gil Gilbert, appeals and the defendants, Beaver Dam Association of Stratford, Inc. (association), and all the owners of property that abuts the Beaver Dam Lake, cross appeal from the judgment of the trial court rendered after a trial to the court. <P>On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly held that (1) he could not rely on the Common Interest Ownership A... More...
$0 (10-26-2004 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP81/81ap96.pdf" target="_new">CECI BROTHERS, INC. v. FIVE TWENTY-ONE CORPORATION ET AL.</a>
<P>The defendant Five Twenty-One Corporation1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding damages in the amount of $117,214 for breach of contract for maintenance and gardening at a home owned by the defendant. The defendant makes several claims on appeal, specifically that (1) the discharge of the plaintiff's mechanic's lien, the subject of the only count of the plaintiff's origi... More...
$117214 (02-16-2004 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP80/80ap515.pdf" target="_new">City of Norwalk v. James J. Farrell, Jr.</a>
<P>This real estate tax foreclosure action was instituted by the plaintiff, the city of Norwalk, against the defendant James J. Farrell, Jr., and, subsequently, against Sperry A. DeCew, administrator cum testamento annexo of the estate of James J. Farrell, Jr., and against James J. Farrell III and Patricia Farrell- Kowalonek. James J. Farrell III is the only defendant involved in the presen... More...
$0 (12-09-2003 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP74/74ap76.pdf" target="_new">Barbara Ricciuti v. Michael Ricciuti</a>
<p>The defendant, Michael Ricciuti, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff, Barbara Ricciuti. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) awarded 25 percent of his pension to the plaintiff, (2) determined that the value of the parties' real property at 289 Old Toll Road in Madison was $175,000 and (3) ordered him to refinance the rea... More...
$0 (12-17-2002 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/AP73/73ap582.pdf" target="_new">TDS Painting and Restoration, Inc. v. Copper Beech Farm, Inc.</a>
The plaintiff, TDS Painting and Restoration, Inc. (TDS Painting), appeals and the defendant, Copper Beech Farm, Inc. (Copper Beech), cross appeals from the trial court's supplemental judgment rendered after remand from this court, from the trial court's ruling on TDS Painting's motion to open the judgment and from the trial court's judgment of foreclosure. TDS Painting claims on appeal that... More...
$0 (11-12-2002 - CT)<a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/Cases/AROap/ap318.pdf" target="_new">Kathleen T. Faught v. Edgewood Coners, Inc.</a>
The defendant, Edgewood Corners, Inc., appeals from the judgment, rendered after a trial to the court, declaring that a prescriptive easement exists in favor of the plaintiff, Kathleen T. Faught,1 and permanently enjoining the defendant from obstructing the plaintiff’s use of that easement. The defendant claims that (1) the evidence is insufficient2 to establish that the use was adver... More...
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