Legal Opinion
Bank of America, N.A. v. Chainani
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 11, 2017No. AC38252PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, J.
In this appeal from a judgment of strict foreclosure after a trial, the defendant, Steven Chainani, 1 challenges the applicability of Practice Book § 23-18 (a), 2 under which the plaintiff, Bank of America, N.A., 3 was permitted to establish the amount of the debt at issue via an affidavit of debt, rather than through the presentation of live testimony from witnesses. The defendant's arguments implicate two affidavits that were admitted at separate hearings; however, his claims attack only the use of these affidavits to the extent they were used to establish the amount of the debt, for which…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Busconi v. DighelloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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