Cetran v. Wethersfield

Citations

• 230 Conn. App. 38

Syllabus

The plaintiff appealed from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his appeal, brought pursuant to statute (§ 7-278), from the decision of the Weth- ersfield Town Council approving his dismissal as chief of police for the defendant town. The plaintiff claimed, inter alia, that the court improperly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his cause of action because the appeal was moot. Held: This court affirmed the judgment of the trial court on the alternative ground that the plaintiff's administrative appeal was brought against the wrong party, as the plaintiff was required pursuant to § 7-278 to name the authority having the power of dismissal, namely, the town council, and, accordingly, the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the action and dismissal was war- ranted on that basis. Argued October 15—officially released December 31, 2024