G. F. Construction, Inc. v. Cherry Hill Construction, Inc.

The defendant, Cherry Hill Construction, Inc., appeals from the order of the trial court granting a motion by the plaintiff, G. F. Construction, Inc., to open a default entered on the defendant’s counterclaim and a judgment of nonsuit rendered on the complaint. The defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion by opening the default and nonsuit and that it lacked authority to open the default and the nonsuit because the plaintiff failed to file affidavits in support of its motion to open within the four month period set forth by General Statutes § 52-2121 and Practice Book §…