Legal Opinion
Kendall v. Pilkington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 23, 2000No. SC 16082PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly dismissed the defendant’s appeal from various contempt and pendente lite orders based upon his alleged contemptuous conduct. We reverse the judgment of dismissal.
This case has a brief but complicated history.1 On March 23, 1998, the plaintiff, Ruth A. Kendall, commenced this action for the dissolution of her marriage to the defendant, Michael Pilkington. Although the writ, summons and complaint were served by abode service on March 24,1998, an order for notice and hearing and a subpoena duces tecum…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eldridge v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Greenwood v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Sgarellino v. HightowerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Ramos v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Croke v. CrokeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Application of GriffithsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Tyson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Episcopal Church in Diocese of Connecticut v. GaussSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Town of New Hartford v. Connecticut Resources Recovery AutoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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