Schneider v. Federman

Citations

• 231 Conn. App. 845

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the judgment of the trial court denying her motion to open and vacate a default judgment rendered for the plaintiffs in their action for, inter alia, breach of contract. The defendant claimed that the court abused its discretion in denying the motion. Held: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion to open and vacate the default judgment, as the court concluded that the defendant failed to satisfy her burden under either of the prongs set forth in the governing statute (§ 52-212 (a)) and rule of practice (§ 17-43), namely, that a good defense existed at the time the adverse judgment was rendered and that the defense was not at that time raised by reason of mistake, accident or other reasonable cause, and the defendant provided no good basis to disturb that determination. Argued November 18, 2024—officially released April 8, 2025