Chasnoff v. Porto

This case presents one aspect of the situation resulting from the efforts of the defendant Nierwakowski to collect a judgment obtained in an action against the plaintiff Chasnoff and another for negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Another aspect was dealt with in Gilman v. Joseloff, 135 Conn. 595, 67 A.2d 551, where Gilman and Chasnoff, the defendants in the original action, unsuccessfully sought to restrain Nierwakowski and his attorney from levying body executions to collect the judgment. The present action, brought by Chasnoff alone, seeks damages for abuse of process and false…