Legal Opinion
Metcalfe v. Sandford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 26, 2004No. SC 17145PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether an appeal from a decree of a Probate Court is an “action” within the meaning of General *533Statutes § 52-592 (a),1 the accidental failure of suit statute. The plaintiff, Watson B. Metcalfe, appeals, following our grant of certification,2 from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which affirmed the trial court’s judgment dismissing his appeal from the order of the Probate Court admitting to probate the will of the testatrix, Mary Jane Watson.3 Metcalfe v. Sandford, 81 Conn. App. 96, 97, 837 A.2d 894 (2004). The plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Isaac v. Mount Sinai HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Carbone v. Zoning Board of Appeals of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Gipson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Korb v. Bridgeport Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Capers v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bouchard v. State Emps. Ret. Comm'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- Vitale v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Arute Bros. v. Department of TransportationConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Pellecchia v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 2011
- Sandford v. MetcalfeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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