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Perrelli v. Witkin

Appellate Court of Connecticut
Feb 13, 2001
769 A.2d 65 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001)

Opinion

(AC 20971)

Submitted on briefs January 12, 2001

Officially released February 13, 2001

Procedural History

Action to recover damages for, inter alia, defamation, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Haven, where the court, Silbert, J., granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint and rendered judgment thereon; thereafter, the court denied the plaintiff's motion for reargument, and the plaintiff appealed to this court. Reversed; judgment directed.

Frank A. Perrelli, pro se, the appellant (plaintiff), filed a brief.

Thomas M. McKeon, filed a brief for the appellee (defendant).


Opinion


The plaintiff, Frank A. Perrelli, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his action for damages for his failure to post a bond in recognizance in the amount of $250 within thirty days of the order of the court.

The order to post the bond was entered on August 10, 1999. The plaintiff posted the required bond on August 18, 1999, within the thirty day period allowed by the court. Thereafter, the defendant moved to dismiss the action, claiming that the bond had not been posted. The court granted the defendant's motion on October 18, 1999. The record discloses that the plaintiff complied with the court's order and that an inadvertent ministerial error led to the dismissal of the action. We, therefore, reverse the judgment of the trial court dismissing the action and order that the matter be restored to the docket.

See Practice Book § 8-6.


Summaries of

Perrelli v. Witkin

Appellate Court of Connecticut
Feb 13, 2001
769 A.2d 65 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001)
Case details for

Perrelli v. Witkin

Case Details

Full title:FRANK A. PERRELLI v. ALAN WITKIN

Court:Appellate Court of Connecticut

Date published: Feb 13, 2001

Citations

769 A.2d 65 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001)
769 A.2d 65

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