Legal Opinion
Snelling & Snelling v. Dan-Ridge Chevrolet, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 19, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The denial, as here, of a motion to open a default judgment does not constitute an abuse of discretion where it clearly appears that the defaulting party has no defense or that he has not been prevented from appearing by mistake, accident or other reasonable cause. General Statutes § 52-212; Practice Book, 1978, § 377; A.D.C. Contracting & Supply Corporation v. Thomas J. Riordan, Inc., 176 Conn. 579, 580-81, 409 A.2d 1027 (1979); Manchester State Bank v. Reale, 172 Conn. 520, 523, 375 A.2d 1009 (1977); see Mechanics Savings Bank v. Tucker, 178 Conn. 640, 643, 425 A.2d 124 (1979).
There is no…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Manchester State Bank v. RealeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Mechanics Savings Bank v. TuckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- ADC Contracting & Supply Corporation v. Thomas J. Riordan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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