MacCio v. Hundley

On February 28, 1980, judgment for possession was rendered for the plaintiff landlords. The next day the defendant filed a motion to open the judgment which was denied by the court (McKeever, J.) on March 17, 1980. On March 24, 1980, the defendant purported to appeal from both the judgment of possession and the denial of the motion to open;1 the plaintiff has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal.

General Statutes 47a-35, as amended by Public Acts 1979, No. 79-571 602 provides that appeals in summary process cases must be taken within five days from the date of judgment. The defendant relies on…