Legal Opinion
Rule v. Rule
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 25, 1986No. 3455PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant, has appealed from a judgment of the trial court which upheld the enforceability of a Massachusetts judgment in Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-71. The only issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in holding that the Massachusetts judgment was one in which the defendant had “entered an appearance,” as required by General Statutes § 46b-70.1
The facts are not in dispute.2 The marriage of the parties was dissolved by a judgment of divorce nisi ren*543dered in 1978 by the Massachusetts Probate Court. This judgment was modified in 1979 by agreement of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Irving M. Levin, Etc. v. David R. BerleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Buckley v. JohnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Beardsley v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Harvey v. Fiduciary Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Conley v. ConleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Colby v. ColbyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Mirabal v. MirabalConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Lindo v. LindoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- Franz v. Franz, No. Fa 96 0071001 (Sep. 3, 1997)Connecticut Superior Court · 1997
- Lindo v. LindoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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