Gates v. Gates

The issue to be determined is whether the plaintiff timely appealed from an adverse decision of the Probate Court for the district of Milford. The defendants, Esla Eugene Gates and Wayne Gates, move to dismiss the action, claiming that the plaintiff, Richard Gates, failed to commence the action properly by filing his complaint with the Superior Court within thirty days of the mailing of the memorandum of decision of the Probate Court as required by General Statutes § 45a-186, as amended by Public Acts 2007, No. 07-116, § 2 (P.A. 07-116). The plaintiff opposes the motion, asserting, generally,…