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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-183 (2026)

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Any judge of the Superior Court may hold any term or session or part of any term or session of court to which another judge has been assigned, when the latter is unable to hold or complete it; and any judge may try any action when the judge holding court is disqualified or declines to try it.

(1949 Rev., S. 7635; P.A. 82-248, S. 90.)

History: P.A. 82-248 reworded section but made no substantive change.

Cited. 213 C. 686.

Cited. 16 CA 684; 39 CA 635; 44 CA 125.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Pesino v. Atl. Bank of New York, 709 A.2d 540 (Conn. 1998).
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Pesino v. Atl. Bank of New York, 709 A.2d 540 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “We should, I believe, have provided counsel, in these circumstances, with an opportunity to be heard as to the applicability of General Statutes §§ 51-183 (e) and 51-209, and Practice Book § 4111, the provisions of which conflict.”
Rostain v. Rostain, 569 A.2d 1126 (Conn. 1990). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 51-183 (f). During oral argument before this court, the defendant’s attorney abandoned this issue; therefore, we will not address it.”
Honulik v. Town of Greenwich, 980 A.2d 845 (Conn. 2009). “When Griffing was decided in 1874, however, § 51-183 was yet to be enacted, and in DeLucia , we held, preliminarily, that the statute, then codified at General Statutes (1930 Rev.”
Corosa Realty v. Covenant Ins., 548 A.2d 473 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “In December, 1985, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a new trial, claiming that the trial court had failed to render its decision within the statutory time limits of General Statutes § 51-183 (b). The motion was granted on August 21, 1986.”
State v. Johnson, 688 A.2d 867 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 51-183 provides: “Any judge of the Superior Court, may hold any term or session or part of any term or session of court to which another judge has been assigned, when the latter is unable to hold or complete it: and any judge may try any action when the judge…”
Paniccia v. Success Vill. Apts., Inc., 284 A.3d 341 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). “On July 12, 2001, the trial court rendered judgment for the defen- dant, and the plaintiff promptly filed a motion to set aside the judgment and for a mistrial on the ground that the court’s decision was untimely under § 51-183. Id. The court denied the motion and later…”
Ghimbasan v. S & H EXPRESS, INC., 814 F. Supp. 2d 120 (D. Conn. 2011). “*127 Therefore, the court held that while owners and employers may be held vicariously liable for compensatory damages, “ § 51-183 does not abrogate the common-law principle that punitive damages may not be assessed against parties whom the law holds vicariously liable for the…”
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