Legal Opinion
Morrison v. Parker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 27, 2002No. SC 16728PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether a trial court has discretion under General Statutes § 52-275*5471 and Practice Book § 72-32 to refuse to allow an untimely writ of error that has been presented for signature. We conclude that the act of allowing and signing a writ of error is purely ministerial and, therefore, a trial court is without discretion to refuse to allow a writ of error for lack of timeliness. We therefore reverse the decision of the trial court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. In 1984, the plaintiff, Todd C. Morrison,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- LaReau v. ReinckeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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- James L. v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
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