Legal Opinion
Pavone v. West
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 4, 2004No. AC 23639PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
The defendant, Wayne R. West, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion to open the judgment that was rendered against him after he was defaulted for failure to appear. The defendant claims that the court’s denial of his *625motion to open reflects an abuse of discretion in that (1) the court interpreted the Rules of Professional Conduct to allow dilatory tactics and guile to work surprise or injustice, and (2) the only notice he received of the default judgment was when his insurance company was notified approximately seven months after the court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schoonmaker v. Albertson & Douglass Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Dante v. DanteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Handy v. Minwax Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Tyler E. Lyman, Inc. v. LodriniConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Woodruff v. RileyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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