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THE WHITE SANDS BEACH ASSOCIATION, INC. v. MARY BOMBACI ET AL. (SC 17904)
Rogers, C. J., and Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Zarella, Js. Argued April 23--officially released June 10, 2008

David J. Tycz, with whom was Joseph E. Milardo, Jr., for the appellants (defendants). Susan M. Phillips, with whom was Nicholas F. Kepple, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Opinion

PER CURIAM. The defendants, Mary Bombaci, Frank LaBella, Francis LaBella, Jr., John L. LaBella, Joseph W. LaBella and Mary L. Green, appeal1 from the judgment of the trial court foreclosing various tax liens placed by the plaintiff, The White Sands Beach Association, Inc., on the defendants' real property and rejecting the counterclaims raised by the defendants in relation to those liens. The defendants claim that the court improperly: (1) concluded that the plaintiff lawfully had annexed the defendants' property pursuant to the enabling act governing the plaintiff; (2) applied the equitable doctrine of laches in rejecting the defendants' counterclaims; (3) found laches in the absence of evidence of prejudice; and (4) failed to act upon the defendants' motion to assess costs pursuant to Practice Book

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