Legal Opinion
Torringford Farms Ass'n v. City of Torrington
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 18, 2003No. AC 22254PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Pursuant to General Statutes § 52-576 (a),1 the statute of limitations for contract actions, a plaintiff must initiate an action for breach of contract within six years of the date of the alleged breach. Tolbert v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., 257 Conn. 118, 124-25, 778 A.2d 1 (2001). The issue in this appeal is whether § 52-576 (a) applies to an action for breach of contract that is based on a claim of promissory estoppel. The trial court held the statute to be applicable in light of analogous statutes of limitation that govern equitable claims. In our view, § 52-576…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- D'Ulisse-Cupo v. Board of Directors of Notre Dame High SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Santopietro v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Doty v. MucciSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Chotkowski v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
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