Legal Opinion
Crowell v. Danforth
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 19, 1992No. 14332PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an action seeking the return of a gift allegedly made in contemplation of marriage and seeking an accounting for the use and occupancy of jointly owned real property, to which the defendant filed a cross complaint seeking a partition of the real estate or, in the alternative, its sale and a division of the proceeds.1 The issues presented are whether the trial court was clearly erroneous in its findings that: (1) financial contributions by the plaintiff to a joint real estate enterprise were not conditional gifts made in contemplation of marriage; and (2) there were no sums due the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Nor'easter Group, Inc. v. Colossale Concrete, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Nichols v. NicholsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Schenck v. PelkeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Doyle v. KuleszaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Connecticut National Bank v. GiacomiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- 24 Leggett Street Ltd. Partnership v. Beacon Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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