Legal Opinion
Reilly v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1935PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBanks, J.
The State brought an action against the plaintiff in error as trustee of the estate of Francis A. Coughlin to recover for moneys expended for his support in the Connecticut State Hospital. The defendant in that action (plaintiff in error) suffered a default and the court rendered judgment in favor of the State. A plea in abatement to this writ of error seeking a reversal of this judgment was filed by the State upon the ground, among others, that the plaintiff in error, having made default of appearance in the original action, could not now prosecute this writ. We held that the plaintiff in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reilly v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Bridgeport-City Trust Co. v. BeachSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Cromwell v. ConverseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- State v. RommeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Foley v. HastingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Bridgeport v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Town of Randolph v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- State v. MetruskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Spencer v. SpencerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Constanza v. VeronaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
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