Costello v. Hartford Institute of Accounting, Inc.

The plaintiff, a general contractor conducting business under the name of “Francis E. Costello, Building Contractor,” instituted an action in 1982 to recover for maintenance and repair services performed from 1979 to 1982 on property owned by the defendant, The Hartford Institute of Accounting, Inc. A default for failure to appear was rendered against the defendant, and the court rendered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $25,356.36. After the trial court denied its motion to open the judgment of default, the defendant filed the present appeal from the denial of its motion and from…