Legal Opinion
Town of Southington v. Commercial Union Insurance
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 27, 2002No. AC 18088PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LANDAU, J.
This appeal concerns a subdivision performance bond provided pursuant to General Statutes § 8-25. The primary issue is whether the surety is liable to the municipality where the surety’s bankrupt principal has failed to complete the subdivision and the municipality, which acquired the subject land at a foreclosure sale, has become the successor developer. We conclude that, pursuant to the terms of the bond1 and *718§ 8-25,* 2 the surety is liable to the municipality for completion of the subdivision.
This appeal returns to this court for the third time to resolve the remaining…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Breen v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Buckman v. People Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- L. F. Pace & Sons, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- McCutcheon & Burr, Inc. v. BermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Rumbin v. Utica Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Stokes v. LyddyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Smithfield Associates, LLC v. Tolland BankConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Lawton v. WeinerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Mamudovski v. BIC Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Santana v. City of HartfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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