Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1980

Snelling & Snelling v. Dan-Ridge Chevrolet, Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided February 19, 1980 · Cotter, Loiselle, Bogdanski, Peters, Healey

179 Conn. 671; 427 A.2d 846; 1980 Conn. LEXIS 717

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Grunschlag v. Ethel Walker School, Inc. (Conn. 1983)
Trichilo v. Trichilo (Conn. 1983)
Steve Viglione Sheet Metal Co. v. Sakonchick (Conn. 1983)
Pantlin & Chananie Development Corp. v. Hartford Cement & Building Supply Co. (Conn. 1982)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The denial, as here, of a motion to open a default judgment does not constitute an abuse of discretion where it clearly appears that the defaulting party has no defense or that he has not been prevented from appearing by mistake, accident or other reasonable cause. General Statutes § 52-212; Practice Book, 1978, § 377; A.D.C. Contracting & Supply Corporation v. Thomas J. Riordan, Inc., 176 Conn. 579, 580-81, 409 A.2d 1027 (1979); Manchester State Bank v. Reale, 172 Conn. 520, 523, 375 A.2d 1009 (1977); see Mechanics Savings Bank v. Tucker, 178 Conn. 640, 643, 425 A.2d 124 (1979).

There is no error.

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