Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Fagan
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 12, 2003No. AC 23142PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, Timothy Fagan, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Mary Merritt, after he was defaulted for failure to plead, which was followed by a hearing in damages. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion to set aside the default, (2) found that the plaintiff held a fee interest in the property at issue, (3) failed to consider his claim of avoidable consequences, and (4) awarded punitive damages and attorney’s fees. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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