Legal Opinion
Ancona v. Manafort Bros.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 22, 2000No. AC 18372PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUPONT, J.
The plaintiff, Benjamin Ancona, in this action for vexatious litigation, appeals from the judgment for the defendant, Manafort Brothers, Inc., also known as Connecticut Waste Processing, Inc., rendered after a trial to the court. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) the defendant could assert the existence of probable cause to initiate the underlying breach of contract action, (2) the defendant had probable cause, (3) the defendant relied on the advice of counsel in bringing the underlying action so as to constitute a defense to the…
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