Legal Opinion

Gateway Co. v. DiNoia

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 14, 1995No. 14979PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.

In this action for breach of a lease agreement, the plaintiffs, The Gateway Company (Gateway) and its successor in interest, Heyman Associates No. 1 (Heyman), appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants Lena DiNoia and Charles Schnier. The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial court properly concluded that the liability of an assignee under a lease assignment agreement, in which the assignee specifically has assumed the obligations of the original tenant, ceases when the lease is reassigned.

The following facts are undisputed. On June 17,1954, Gateway, as…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  3. Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  5. State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985

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3Cited by128 opinions

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  4. Mazziotti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  5. Millbrook Owners Ass'n v. Hamilton StandardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001

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