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   State Courts - Connecticut - February 27, 2002

  
Balesano v. Planning & Zoning Comm'n, CV010805987, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD AT HARTFORD, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: A zoning commission erred in approving a site plan for a parking lot that did not include wheel stops; a zoning regulation required the stops, and the commission was not authorized to grant what was essentially a variance in the regulation.

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Broadnax v. City of New Haven, 412193, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, AT NEW HAVEN, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Connecticut fire department could not expand pool of candidates for promotion by using money allocated for higher ranks to create more lieutenants, in violation of city charter, ordinances, and civil service rules.

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Co-Options, Inc. v. News Am. Mktg. Instore, X01CV000163095S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, COMPLEX LITIGATION DOCKET AT WATERBURY, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Although the promotional company proved the existence of a contract and the marketing company's breach of that contract, it failed to prove that it suffered damages in any particular amount as a result of the breach.

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Comm'r of Human Res. v. Bennett, FA910120700S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF STAMFORD-NORWALK, AT STAMFORD, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Family support magistrate's decision was arbitrary, where it failed to hear any credible evidence of exclusion of purported father's paternity and failed to hear argument as to whether to terminate purported father's child support obligation.

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Dawson v. Kuehn, CV010806726S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD, AT HARTFORD, February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Law of case doctrine set forth appropriate statute of limitations. Special defense was legally insufficient since executor brought action well within statute of limitations period.

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Ellis v. Elec. Contrs., CV010805408S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD, AT HARTFORD, February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: While omission of town's name from notice was hardly trivial, notice and attached diagram did not "patently fail" adequacy tests; therefore, adequacy of notice was to be considered by jury based on all the facts.

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Givens v. Keefer, FA000179643, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF STAMFORD-NORWALK, AT STAMFORD, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Where parties to Connecticut divorce had no children and sufficient assets and income, the court split assets down the middle, without regard to voidable pre-nuptial agreement, and awarded no alimony.

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L. Suzio Concrete Co. v. Birmingham Constr. Servs. Co., CV000432130S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, AT NEW HAVEN, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Guaranty had no termination date, guarantor did not revoke it, and creditor had no duty to mitigate. Agreement language clearly set forth what corporation anticipated its needs would be.

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Lehn v. Dailey, CV000070707S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF ANSONIA - MILFORD, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 5 AT DERBY, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Promissory note was not exempt from security registration since it could not be collected before expiration of nine months. Advisor had obligation to verify resort and agent's statements.

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Rall Corp. v. Coyle, CV010450408, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, AT NEW HAVEN, February 27, 2002, Decided , February 27, 2002, Filed
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