Legal Opinion

Viola v. O'DELL

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 1, 2008No. AC 28612PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HARPER, J.

In this legal malpractice action, the plaintiffs, John Viola and Viola Realty, LLC, appeal from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, Frederick O’Dell. The plaintiffs claim that the court improperly (1) concluded that they had failed to demonstrate that they could have succeeded on the merits of their underlying zoning appeal had the defendant filed an appellate brief in a timely manner and (2) failed to consider certain allegedly dispositive evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following undisputed facts gave rise to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Fogarty v. RashawSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  2. Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
  3. Mayer v. Biafore, Florek & O'NeillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. River Bend Associates, Inc. v. Conservation & Inland Wetlands CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. Alexandru v. StrongConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

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