Kopylec v. TOWN OF NORTH BRANFORD

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion, which affirms the judgment of the trial court on a ground not raised by either of the parties. See footnote 4 of this dissent. To date, the defendant, the town of North Branford (town), has not remediated the property as ordered by the court, and therefore it has incurred no debt. I would reverse the judgment of the trial court and order the subject lien discharged.

On appeal, the plaintiff, Joseph Kopylec, claims the court, Corradino, J., erred when it failed to grant his application to discharge the lien on the subject property. More…