Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Smith
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 12, 2003No. AC 22997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUPONT, J.
In this action alleging breach of a lease agreement, the plaintiff, Thomas C.C. Sargent, trustee, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, Anne Lena Smith. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly accepted the conclusion of the attorney trial referee (referee) that (1) a 1996 mortgage foreclosure action against the plaintiff extinguished the defendant’s liability under her lease with him and (2) he failed to establish damages. We agree with the plaintiff and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The referee found the…
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