Town of Southington v. Pierce

The dispositive issue in this case is whether the trial court’s ruling on the plaintiffs’ writ1 of injunction was a final judgment for purposes of appeal to this court. We hold that there was no final judgment and dismiss the appeal.

The underlying litigation arose out of efforts by the named plaintiff, the town of Southington (town), to enforce cease and desist orders directed at the defendants, Mary Pierce and Susan Segal, prohibiting them from using their property for commercial parking purposes. The town, in its complaint, alleged (1) that the subject property is located in a residential…