Legal Opinion

Argent Mortgage Co. v. Huertas

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided January 10, 2008No. SC 18002PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The defendant, Deyse M. Huertas, appeals from the trial court’s denial of her motion to open the judgment of strict foreclosure rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC (Argent). The defendant claims, contrary to the conclusion of the trial court, that service of the foreclosure action at her home while she was incarcerated did not meet the abode service requirements of General Statutes § 52-57 (a)1 and, consequently, that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over her when it rendered judgment against her. We agree with the trial court that it…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Shurman v. Atlantic Mortg. & Inv. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 2001
  2. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
  3. Clegg v. BishopSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
  4. City Lumber Co. of Bridgeport, Inc. v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
  5. Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone v. RocqueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Gonzalez v. Ocwen Home Loan ServicingDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2015
  2. Samelko v. Kingstone Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  3. Sovereign Bank v. LicataConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  4. MYRTLE MEWS ASS'N, INC. v. BordesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  5. HIGHGATE CONDOMINIUM ASS'N, INC. v. MillerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011

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