Legal Opinion

L & R Realty v. Connecticut National Bank

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 4, 1998No. SC 15796PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KATZ, J.

This certified joint appeal concerns the enforceability of a written waiver of the right to a jury trial contained in commercial loan documents. The trial court had struck the cases from the juiy docket. The Appellate Court, in a divided opinion, reversed the ensuing judgment of the trial court, holding that an evidentiary hearing on the enforceability of the written waiver was required. We granted certification to appeal,1 and now reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court.

The facts, as set out by the Appellate Court, are as follows. “On or about June 30, 1989, the…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. K.M.C. Co., Inc. v. Irving Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  4. Thomas M. Germain, Trustee for the Estate of O'sullivan's Fuel Oil Co., Inc. v. The Connecticut National BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. Normand Josef Enterprises, Inc. v. Connecticut National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Schnabel v. Trilegiant Corp. & Affinion, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  3. Poole v. Union Planters Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  4. L & R Realty v. Connecticut National BankConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
  5. Ackerman v. Sobol Family Partnership, LLPSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010

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