Bay Advance, LLC v. Halajian

Citations

• 236 Conn. App. 228

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment granting the plain- tiff's motion to enforce a settlement agreement and awarding the plaintiff $50,000. The defendant claimed that the court, in granting the motion, improperly determined that the parties had reached an enforceable settle- ment agreement. Held: The appeal was not moot despite full satisfaction of the judgment, as this court could afford the defendant practical relief by ordering restitution. The trial court reasonably determined that there was no dispute that the parties had reached an enforceable settlement agreement, as certain emails exchanged between the parties' counsel reflected that the parties had agreed to a settlement pursuant to the terms set forth in a draft settlement agree- ment, and, during a hearing held pursuant to Audubon Parking Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Barclay & Stubbs, Inc. (225 Conn. 804), the defendant's counsel acknowledged that the parties had entered into a settlement agree- ment as set forth in the draft agreement. Argued September 11—officially released November 4, 2025