Legal Opinion
Verspyck v. Franco
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 14, 2005No. SC 17160PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The dispositive issue in this certified appeal1 arising from a vexatious litigation action2 is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the trial court incorrectly rejected the special defense of reliance on the advice of counsel asserted by the defendant Marilyn P. Altsheler.3 Verspyck v. Franco, 81 Conn. App. 646, 658, 841 A.2d 267 (2004). The plaintiffs, Theodore A. Verspyck and Patricia J. Verspyck, claim that the Appellate Court incorrectly applied a de novo, rather than a clearly erroneous, standard of review in addressing this issue and, therefore,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Vandersluis v. WeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Mulligan v. RiouxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Ham v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- D'Angelo v. McGoldrickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by14 opinions
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