Legal Opinion
Billington v. Billington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 20, 1991No. 14143PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The principal issue in this certified appeal1 is whether a party to a marital dissolution judgment must establish, in order subsequently to open the judgment based upon a claim of fraud, that she was diligent during the original action in attempting to discover the fraud. We conclude that the movant need not establish such diligence, and accordingly reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.
For purposes of this appeal, we accept the facts as stated by the Appellate Court. On June 19, 1987, the parties’ marriage was dissolved pursuant to a judgment rendered by the court, Mihalakos, J., that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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