Verspyck v. Franco

Opinion

PETERS, J.

Pursuant to General Statutes § 52-568,1 two property owners sued to recover damages for vexatious litigation arising out of a federal action in which a trustee unsuccessfully alleged that their acquisition of the property had violated the terms of the trust. The federal action was dismissed because of a failure to *255record the underlying trust instrument. In the Superior Court, the property owners alleged that the trustee had brought the federal action without probable cause, and they disputed her claims that she had acted on the advice of counsel and that any damages assessed…