Legal Opinion

Nielsen v. Nielsen

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 7, 1985No. 2533PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.

This case presents a complicated procedural history yielding the issue of whether the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s suit on the ground of a prior pending action. We find error.

The facts are not in dispute. The parties were married in 1978 in Massachusetts. They have no children. At some point, they moved to Connecticut. In February, 1981, they left Connecticut and moved to Florida, where they were domiciled until April, 1982. At that *680time, the defendant wife left the plaintiff husband without his knowledge or consent and moved to Connecticut.

On May 12,1982, the husband filed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Henry F. Raab Connecticut, Inc. v. J. W. Fisher Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  2. Dettenborn v. Hartford-National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
  3. Southland Corp. v. VernonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1983
  4. Welles v. RhodesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
  5. Rode v. Adley Express Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1943

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Halpern v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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  3. Fishman v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1985
  4. Alpha Crane Service, Inc. v. Capitol Crane Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
  5. Sauter v. SauterConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985

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