Legal Opinion
Breen v. Phelps
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 26, 1982PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
This appeal raises procedural issues regarding appellate review of a ruling striking a single count of a complaint and also substantive issues relating to the statute of frauds and the non-claim statute.
The complaint alleged in the first count a claim for specific performance of an agreement for the sale to the plaintiff of certain real estate in Litchfield owned by Anna Phelps, deceased, for whose estate the defendant 1 is acting as administrator. The second count sought damages against the estate upon the ground of unjust enrichment or constructive trust by virtue of payments made by the…
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