Connecticut, April, 2002, State Case law

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State Courts - Connecticut - April 23, 2002

Killion v. Davis, AC 19034, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 23, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Statute of frauds did not bar claim against corporation president, where he agreed to pay employees bonus if they stayed with corporation for three years. Letters between parties describing terms of agreement was sufficient proof of contract.

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Kronberg v. N.H. Ins. Co., (AC 20510), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 23, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Because passenger did not sue driver or provide evidence that driver was not afforded liability coverage by any policy of motor vehicle insurance, he failed to prove that he exhausted tortfeasor liability insurance.

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Mytych v. May Dep't Stores Co., (SC 16541), SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 23, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: The commission agreements between the employees and the employer stores did not violate the state wage statutes and summary judgment was proper.

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Petronio v. Burich, CV010509130S, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW BRITAIN AT NEW BRITAIN, April 23, 2002, Decided , April 23, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Motion to strike intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence counts was denied because counts did not sound in medical malpractice, thereby requiring filing of statutory good faith certificate.

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Rucker v. Brown, FA910285787, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD, AT BRIDGEPORT, April 23, 2002, Decided , April 23, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Court granted putative father's motion to open default judgment of paternity where father filed motion some 10 years after judgment was entered but claimed he did not receive notice of action and that judgment was product of fraud or mistake.

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State v. Conn. State Emples. Ass'n, CV990592441, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD, AT HARTFORD, April 23, 2002, Filed
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Overview: State statute which set rate of payment for overtime work but provided that rate did not apply to state employees working in professional capacity did not preclude professional employees from bargaining for overtime pay at statutory rate.

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State v. Corona, (AC 21197), APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 23, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Once defendant waived right to trial by jury, he could be prosecuted by three-judge court for murder and by single judge for conspiracy, and trial court did not err by holding separate trials even though charges arose from same course of conduct.

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State v. Francis, AC 21381, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, April 23, 2002, Officially Released
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Overview: Appeals court reversed order denying defendant's motion to correct sentence and remanded case to superior court to dismiss motion; lower court did not have jurisdiction to consider motion since sentence was not illegal, was valid, and had begun.

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State v. Green, CR97240189, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON, AT NEW LONDON, April 23, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Defendant's sentence for sexual assault, kidnapping, and threatening was affirmed because the race of the victim played no part in the sentencing.

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State v. Potts, CR94404197, SUPERIOR COURT OF CONNECTICUT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, AT NEW HAVEN, April 23, 2002, Filed
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Overview: The sentence imposed was neither inappropriate nor disproportionate since defendant had a history of violence and had refused to participate in violence counseling.

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