Legal Opinion

Lucien v. McCormick Construction, LLC

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 6, 2010No. AC 30800PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, J.

The plaintiff, Seniel Lucien, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying her application to discharge the mechanic’s lien filed by the defendant, McCormick Construction, LLC. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that the defendant satisfied its burden of establishing that the plaintiff asserted violations of the Home Improvement Act (act), General Statutes § 20-418 et seq., in bad faith. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The parties stipulated to the following facts. In late 2005, the parties commenced negotiations on a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Habetz v. CondonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. Wadia Enterprises, Inc. v. HirschfeldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  3. Barrett Builders v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  4. Rodia v. Tesco Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1987
  5. New England Custom Concrete, LLC v. CarboneConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. ANDY'S OIL SERVICE, INC. v. HobbsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  2. Walpole Woodworkers, Inc. v. ManningConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  3. Burns v. AdlerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
  4. Burns v. AdlerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015
  5. Burns v. AdlerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017

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