Hotz Corp. v. Carabetta

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the defendants, Joseph F. Carabetta and Carabetta Enterprises, Inc. (Carabetta Enterprises), were afforded “the right to appear and be heard,” pur*813suant to General Statutes § 52-278d (a),1 before the trial court granted the plaintiff Hotz Corporation’s application for prejudgment remedy.

The following facts are relevant to the disposition of this appeal. In November, 1988, the plaintiff entered into a written subcontract with Carabetta Builders, Inc. (Carabetta Builders),2 to fabricate and supply structural steel, joists and metal decking for the…