Legal Opinion
Matyas v. Minck
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 21, 1995No. 12528PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoti, J.
These companion cases were tried together. In one, Kathy Matyas and Ralph Matyas, owners of real estate, commenced an action against Peter Curcio, a civil engineer, for negligence in the design of a subsurface septic system.1 In the other, Marion F. Ellicott and Jamie Eagan, subsequent purchasers of the Matyases’ real estate, commenced an action against the Matyases for misrepresentation and breach of contract. The Matyases appeal from both judgments rendered by the trial court.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. In 1985, the Matyases contacted and hired Curcio to design…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mather v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Doe v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Town of Brookfield v. Candlewood Shores Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Kavarco v. T. J. E., Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Santopietro v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Atlas Tack Corp. v. DonabedMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- In re FlanaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- McConologue v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2014
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