Legal Opinion
Cortes v. Cotton
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 8, 1993No. 11618PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, J.
In this action in negligence, the plaintiffs1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court (1) granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and (2) denying the plaintiffs’ application for waiver of fees.2 The principal issue on appeal is whether the plaintiffs produced sufficient evidence of the defendant’s absence from the state so as to survive his motion for summary judgment under General Statutes § 52-584.3
The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The named plaintiff, Marilyn Cortes, sustained personal injuries on December 5, 1989. At that time she was fourteen years old.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strada v. Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- D.H.R. Construction Co. v. DonnellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. Carriage Lane AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Telesco v. TelescoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Lees v. Middlesex InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Field v. KearnsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Gabrielle v. Hospital of St. RaphaelConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- New Haven Savings Bank v. LaPlaceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Warner v. LanciaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Fleet Bank, N.A. v. GalluzzoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
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