Legal Opinion
City of Bridgeport v. Grace Bldg., LLC
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 24, 2018No. AC38174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElgo, J.
The defendant, Grace Building, LLC, 1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its motion to open the default judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, the city of Bridgeport. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court abused its discretion in so doing. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The plaintiff commenced this summary process action against the defendant on October 22, 2014. In its complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the parties entered into an oral lease agreement in February, 2011, regarding real property located at 560 North…
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