Preview:

****************************************************** The ``officially released'' date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for filing postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the ``officially released'' date appearing in the opinion. In no event will any such motions be accepted before the ``officially released'' date. All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the Connecticut Reports and Connecticut Appellate Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of an opinion and the print version appearing in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports, the latest print version is to be considered authoritative. The syllabus and procedural history accompanying the opinion as it appears on the Commission on Official Legal Publications Electronic Bulletin Board Service and in the Connecticut Law Journal and bound volumes of official reports are copyrighted by the Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, and may not be reproduced and distributed without the express written permission of the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut. ******************************************************

FORT TRUMBULL CONSERVANCY, LLC v. ANTONIO H. ALVES ET AL. (SC 17826)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Vertefeuille, Zarella and Schaller, Js. Argued November 19, 2007--officially released April 1, 2008

Scott W. Sawyer, with whom was Nicholas Grimaldi, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff). Edward B. O'Connell, with whom were Thomas J. Londregan and, on the brief, David P. Condon and Jeffrey T. Londregan, for the appellees (defendant New London Development Corporation et al.).

Opinion

ZARELLA, J. The plaintiff, Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC,1 appeals from the trial court's judgment dismissing its action against the defendants city of New London (city) and the New London Development Corporation (development corporation),2 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court determined that the plaintiff's second amended complaint, which was filed in response to the court's order to revise the original complaint, failed to allege a colorable claim under General Statutes

Download Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC v. Alves.pdf

Connecticut Law