Town of Southington v. Commercial Union Insurance

Opinion

LANDAU, J.

The defendant, Commercial Union Insurance Company, appeals from the judgment, rendered *329after a trial to the court, in favor of the plaintiff, the town of Southington (town), enforcing a subdivision bond provided by the defendant as surety. The issue that is dispositive of the defendant’s appeal is its claim that a surety’s liability is limited to the cost of improvements necessary to provide services to subdivision lots conveyed prior to the expiration of the approval of the subdivision application. Because General Statutes § 8-26c (c)1 limits a surety’s liability to the cost…