Drabik v. Town of East Lyme

Opinion

HENNESSY, J.

The plaintiffs, John Drabik and Ronald J. Rando, appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the plaintiffs’ action as moot. The plaintiffs specifically argue that the capable of repetition, yet evading review exception to the mootness doctrine applies to their otherwise moot action. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The plaintiffs allege the following facts relevant to our resolution of their appeal. On December 17, 1999, the residents of the defendant, the town of East Lyme, passed a resolution appropriating $3.8 million for the construction of a…