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HIGHGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. ROBERT MILLER ET AL. (AC 31647)
Alvord, Bear and West, Js. Argued December 10, 2010--officially released June 14, 2011

(Appeal from Superior Court, judicial district of Waterbury, Agati, J. [judgment of strict foreclosure]; Cronan, J. [motion to open judgment].) Paul J. Garlasco, for the appellant (plaintiff). Jeffrey M. Knickerbocker, for the appellee (defendant U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee).

Opinion

PER CURIAM. The plaintiff, Highgate Condominium Association, Inc., appeals from the decision of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (U.S. Bank),1 to open the judgment of strict foreclosure rendered in favor of the plaintiff. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court did not possess the authority to open the judgment because the title to the foreclosed property had become absolute in the plaintiff and, thus, the judgment was opened improperly.2 We agree and, accordingly, reverse the decision of the trial court. The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the plaintiff's claim on appeal. On December 12, 2008, the plaintiff commenced the underlying action to foreclose its statutory lien on a condominium unit located in Watertown. The complaint alleged that, pursuant to General Statutes

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