Legal Opinion
Hees v. Burke Construction Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 6, 2009No. SC 18075PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a violation of the Home Improvement Act (act), General Statutes § 20-418 et seq., and specifically, Gen*3eral Statutes § 20-429 (a),1 precludes a home improvement contractor from reducing the damages that it owes for breach of contract to a nonbreaching homeowner by an amount equal to the unpaid balance remaining on the contract. The defendant, Burke Construction, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court,2 accepting the report of the attorney trial referee, David Albert (referee), which found that the defendant had…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Liljedahl Bros. v. GrigsbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Habetz v. CondonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Wadia Enterprises, Inc. v. HirschfeldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Barrett Builders v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Caulkins v. PetrilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- FCM Group, Inc. v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Dechio v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Fairchild Heights, Inc. v. AmaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Aspetuck Valley Country Club, Inc. v. Town of WestonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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