Legal Opinion
Hill v. Williams
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 28, 2003No. AC 22149PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The plaintiff, Luba N. Hill, representing herself, brought an action against her former attor*655ney, John R. Williams, seeking damages based upon various legal theories.1 The question presented by this appeal is whether in granting summary judgment the trial court properly concluded that the complaint sounded only in tort theories and not in contract and was therefore barred by the tort statutes of limitations. We reverse the judgment of the trial court in part.
The issue before the court invokes our plenary power to review the legal effect of pleadings and to review the grant of a summary…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- Stowe v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Giulietti v. GiuliettiConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Westport Bank & Trust Co. v. CorcoranSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Burns v. KoellmerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Barnes v. SchleinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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4Cited by21 opinions
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