Burke v. Avitabile, 634 A.2d 297 (Conn. 1993). · Go Syfert
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“t is incumbent on a plaintiff to allege some ct page 14606 recognizable cause of action in his complaint. if he fails to do so, it is not the burden of the defendant to attempt to correct the deficiency, either by motion, or otherwise.”
65 citation events (15 in the last 25 years) across 3 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Lintz v. Avis-Vieira, No. Cv98 0162976 S (Dec. 4, 1998) (connsuperct, 1998-12-04) · Strongest negative: Larobina v. McDonald (conn, 2005-07-12)
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Top citers, strongest first. 9 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "but see" Larobina v. McDonald
Conn. · 2005 · signal: but see · confidence high
See also Pane v. Danbury, 267 Conn. 669 , 674 n.7, 841 A.2d 684 (2004) (allowing use of motion for summary judgment to challenge legal sufficiency of complaint when plaintiff did not raise objection in trial court); Haynes v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, 243 Conn. 17 , 32 n.17, 699 A.2d 964 (1997) (treating motion for summary judgment as motion to strike); Hossan v. Hudiakoff, 178 Conn. 381 , 382 n.l, 423 A.2d 108 (1979) (court declined to consider whether use of motion for summary judgment instead of motion to strike was procedurally proper when motion to strike properly would have been granted);…
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Lintz v. Avis-Vieira, No. Cv98 0162976 S (Dec. 4, 1998)
Conn. Super. Ct. · 1998 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
t is incumbent on a plaintiff to allege some ct page 14606 recognizable cause of action in his complaint. if he fails to do so, it is not the burden of the defendant to attempt to correct the deficiency, either by motion, or otherwise.
discussed Cited "see" Duffy v. Town of Wallingford
Conn. Super. Ct. · 2004 · signal: see · confidence high
See Burke v. Avitable, 32 Conn. App. 765, 772 , 630 A.2d 624 (‘the office of a motion for summary judgment is not to test the legal sufficiency of the complaint, but is to test the presence of contested factual issues’), cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993); cf. Boucher Agency, Inc. *114 v. Zimmer, 160 Conn. 404, 408-409 , 279 A.2d 540 (1971) (suggesting that motion for summary judgment may be used to test sufficiency of cause of action).” Pane v. Danbury, 267 Conn. 669 , 674 n.7, 841 A.2d 684 (2004).
discussed Cited "see" Pane v. City of Danbury
Conn. · 2004 · signal: see · confidence high
See Burke v. Avitabile, 32 Conn. App. 765, 772 , 630 A.2d 624 (“[t]he office of a motion for summary judgment is not to test the legal sufficiency of the complaint, but is to test the presence of contested factual issues”), cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993); cf. Boucher Agency, Inc. v. Zimmer, 160 Conn. 404, 408-409 , 279 A.2d 540 (1971) (suggesting that motion for summary judgment may be used to test sufficiency of cause of action).
discussed Cited "see" Gould v. Mellick & Sexton
Conn. App. Ct. · 2001 · signal: see · confidence high
Some trial courts appear inclined to grant motions for summary judgment apparently because the parties agree to resolve their differences by means of a motion for summary judgment; see Haynes v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, 243 Conn. 17 , 32 n.17, 699 A.2d 964 (1997); although the rules of practice do not provide for it and the practice has not received explicit approval from this court; see Burke v. Avitabile, 32 Conn. App. 765 , 630 A.2d 624 , cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993); 12 or our Supreme Court.
discussed Cited "see" Palmieri v. Lee, No. 405641 (Nov. 24, 1999)
Conn. Super. Ct. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Boucher Agency, Inc. v. Zimmer , 160 Conn. 404 , 409 , 279 A.2d 540 (1971). `Although the Appellate Court in Burke v. Avitabile , 32 Conn. App. 765 , 772 , 772 n. 9, 630 A.2d 624 , cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993), discountenanced the filing of a motion for summary judgment to test the legal sufficiency of a complaint and characterized language in Boucher to the contrary as `anomalous,' a more recent appellate opinion, by a panel which included two of the three judges who issued Burke, has restated that a motion for summary judgment is a proper procedural vehicle to test t…
discussed Cited "see" Dorvilus v. Donovan, No. Cv97 0157928 (May 26, 1999)
Conn. Super. Ct. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Burke v. Avitabile , 32 Conn. App. 765 , 772 , 630 A.2d 624 , cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993) (finding that "[t]he office of a motion for summary judgment is not to test the legal sufficiency of the complaint, but is to test for the presence of contested factual issues").
discussed Cited "see" Orta v. Rivera, No. 408173 (Nov. 10, 1998)
Conn. Super. Ct. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See Boucher Agency, Inc. v. Zimmer , 160 Conn. 404 , 409 , 279 A.2d 540 (1971). 1 "Although the Appellate Court in Burke v. Avitabile , 32 Conn. App. 765 , 772 , 772 n. 9, 630 A.2d 624 , cert. denied, 228 Conn. 908 , 634 A.2d 297 (1993), discountenanced the filing of a motion for summary judgment to test the legal sufficiency of a complaint and characterized language in Boucher to the contrary as `anomalous,' CT Page 12936 a more recent appellate opinion, by a panel which included two of the three judges who issued Burke , has restated that a motion for summary judgment is a proper procedural …
cited Cited "see" Dutch Point Credit Union, Inc. v. Caron Auto Works, Inc.
Conn. App. Ct. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Orsi v. Senatore, 31 Conn. App. 400 , 427 n.19, 626 A.2d 750 , cert. granted, 228 Conn. 908 , 635 A.2d 1228 (1993).
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Charles Burke
v.
Louis S. Avitabile
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
Nov 4, 1993.
634 A.2d 297
Meryl Anne Spat, in support of the petition., Charles Burke, pro se, in opposition.
Published
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Citer courts: Connecticut Superior Court (1)

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 765 (AC 11723), is denied.