Norwich v. Brenton Family Trust

Citations

• 229 Conn. App. 129

Syllabus

The defendant, who had been granted permission to be made a party defen- dant, appealed from the trial court's denial of her motion to open the judg- ment of foreclosure by sale rendered in favor of the plaintiff city in a municipal tax lien foreclosure action. The defendant claimed, inter alia, that the court abused its discretion in denying her motion without a hearing. Held: This court dismissed the defendant's appeal as moot because it could not afford her any practical relief and, accordingly, lacked subject matter juris- diction over her claims, as the defendant, during the pendency of the appeal, conveyed the property to a third party, leaving her with no legal or equitable interest in the property in her individual capacity. The appeal was not saved by the collateral consequences doctrine, as the defendant's proposed collateral consequences were inadequately briefed and asserted nothing more than abstract, purely speculative injuries. Submitted on briefs September 20—officially released November 12, 2024