Legal Opinion
Jimenez v. DeRosa
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 22, 2008No. AC 28034PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
A default judgment must be set aside if the defaulted defendant establishes that the court did not have personal jurisdiction to render the judgment against him. Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Connecticut Building Wrecking Co., 227 Conn. 175, 195-96, 629 A.2d 1116 (1993). In this case, the defendant challenged the validity of a default judgment on the ground that he had been served by abode service at an address where he was no longer residing. Finding that the service had been improper, the trial court granted the defendant’s motions to set the default judgment…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Standard Tallow Corp. v. JowdySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Connecticut Building Wrecking Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Kim v. MagnottaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Eder Bros. v. Wine Merchants of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Grant v. DalliberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1836
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3Cited by2 opinions
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