Legal Opinion
Clapper v. Clapper
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 30, 1985No. 2635PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarall, J.
The defendant has appealed from a denial of his motion to open a judgment of dissolution.
The action was commenced in the spring of 1982 and was reached for hearing in the spring of 1983. The defendant requested and received a continuance to obtain an attorney. The matter was rescheduled for hearing on July 14,1983 (the defendant received actual notice of the hearing on July 12th). On July 14, 1983, the defendant appeared in court and requested another continuance to obtain an attorney. He claimed that he had been misled into believing that he and his wife were reconciled and that she would…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. GrimesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Tilo Co. v. FishmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Golfland Realty Co. v. GoldbergConnecticut Superior Court · 1981
3Cited by5 opinions
- Rizzo v. PackConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Bernet v. BernetConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- In Re Karen R.Connecticut Superior Court · 1998
- Hill v. GeregConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
- Pollio v. Somers Planning Commission, No. 46152 (Jul. 10, 1992)Connecticut Superior Court · 1992