Legal Opinion
Riccio v. Bristol Hospital, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 13, 2022No. SC20529Published
1Opinion of the Court
JOANN RICCIO, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF THERESA RICCIO) v. THE BRISTOL HOSPITAL, INC. (SC 20529) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to the accidental failure of suit statute (§ 52-592 (a)), ‘‘[i]f any action, commenced within the time limited by law, has failed one or more times to be tried on its merits . . . because the action has been . . . avoided or defeated . . . for any matter of form,’’ the plaintiff may commence a new action for the same cause within one year after the determination of the original action. Pursuant to this…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wilma J. Thompson v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Incorporated, Wilma J. Thompson v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Rayford v. Pryor, Jr. v. U.S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Lacasse v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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