City of Danbury v. Hovi

This is a foreclosure action brought by the plaintiff city of Danbury against the defendants, Jorman M. Hovi and Joan L. Hovi.1 The plaintiff moves to dismiss the appeal for lack of a final judgment. The dispositive issue in this case is whether a final judgment exists where summary judgment has been granted in a foreclosure action, but the amount of debt and the method of foreclosure have yet to be determined.

In its complaint, the plaintiff sought foreclosure of several municipal tax, sewer and water liens. On October 20, 1993, the plaintiff moved for summary judgment. The trial court…