Legal Opinion
Vanacore v. Kennedy
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 18, 1998No. Civil Action 396CV891(JCH)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HALL, District Judge.
1. BACKGROUND
At the outset, the court notes what this case makes all too transparent: that the wreckage created by one lawyer’s unconscionable abuse of trust and pervasive dishonesty is not easily or finally cleared away.
On May 17, 1996, plaintiff Lee Vanacore filed this action against his former attorney, E. Stanton Kennedy, for theft and fraud in connection with Kennedy’s acceptance of a buy-out of a note held by Vana-core and the subsequent release of a mortgage which secured the note. On October 2, 1996, this action was dismissed…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Santopietro v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Tomlinson v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Haynes v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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