Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Charlesworth
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 4, 2004No. AC 23991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The plaintiff, Viola Nelson, appeals following the trial court’s granting of the motion filed by the defendant, Michele Charlesworth, to open a prior judgment that had been rendered against him. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly opened the judgment. We affirm the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to open.
The facts and procedural history are as follows. The action arose from a motor vehicle accident that occurred in February, 2001. The plaintiffs attorney, Sheldon A. Messinger, contacted the defendant on March 7,2001. The defendant,…
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