Ertel v. Demmon

Opinion

The plaintiff, Peter H. Ertel, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to open the court’s judgment, which did not contain an award of prejudgment interest.1 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the court abused its discretion in denying the motion. Our law makes clear that the opening of a judgment is entirely within the discretion of the trial court. See Moore v. Brancard, 89 Conn. App. 129, 131, 872 A.2d 909 (2005). We note, however, that “[although the opening of a judgment properly rendered is a discre*116tionary act of the court ... a judgment improperly rendered,…