Legal Opinion
Stankiewicz v. Hawkes
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided July 30, 1976No. FILE NO. 188PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The limited issue which is dispositive of this appeal is whether the trial court was justified in finding that the plaintiff had abandoned her personal property.
The facts as found by the trial court may be summarized as follows: The plaintiff was a tenant of an apartment rented to her by the defendant. In August, 1973, the plaintiff and her children were required to vacate the apartment which was in urgent need of redecorating because its physical condition was a health hazard to the plaintiff’s children. When the plaintiff moved from the apartment she took some of her possessions and some of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Coleman v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Glotzer v. KeyesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Bentley v. DynarskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Central Coat, Apron & Linen Service, Inc. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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