Supreme Court of Connecticut· 5/22/1990
Carothers v. Capozziello
Citations
- 215 Conn. 82
- 574 A.2d 1268
- 1990 Conn. LEXIS 169
How courts have described this case
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- noting that ”[a]s a general proposition, the governing principle is that administrative adjudications have preclusive effect when the parties have had an adequate opportunity to litigate”
- \Judge shopping is not to be encouraged and a decent respect for the views of his brethren on the bench is commendable in a judge.\
- successor judge may reverse prior decision if convinced predecessor’s view of the law was clearly erroneous and would work a manifest injustice
- successor judge may reverse prior decision if convinced predecessor's view of the law was clearly erroneous and would work a manifest injustice
- A judge should hesitate to change his own rulings in a case and should be even more reluctant to overrule those of another judge
- ‘‘[a consent order], just like a stipulated judgment or con- sent decree, will be given preclusive effect to the same extent as a judgment or decree rendered after answer and contest’’ [internal quotation marks omitted]
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Judges: Peters, Shea
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