Nothing Is Ever Simple

In an incredibly detailed and complex decision the Connecticut Appellate Court decided that the trial court acted properly in refusing to open a judgment in an eviction case.

Seems simple, right?

It isn't and wasn't.

In a primer on the status on the posture of appellate review AND the theories of agency, the court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to open a judgment. The case involved Yale University's lawsuit in which it sought to re-take possession (English: evict) the defendant from a "parcel abutting 266 College Street in New Haven."

For we lawyers that handle appeals, cases like this are valuable since they pile together a lot of complex law in one place. I save cases like this for easy access later. Having cases like this at your fingertips can be a real time saver later.