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Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-199a (2026)

Short title: Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act

✓ current as of May 2026
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Section 51-199a is repealed, effective June 3, 1999.

(P.A. 85-111, S. 1–9; P.A. 99-107, S. 14, 15.)

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Cited in 25 cases, 1987–2001 · leading case: Abrahams v. Young & Rubicam, Inc., 692 A.2d 709 (Conn. 1997).
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Abrahams v. Young & Rubicam, Inc., 692 A.2d 709 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to the applicable certification procedures; General Statutes § 51-199a; 4 we *304 agreed to decide the issue.”
Fraser v. United States, 674 A.2d 811 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to the applicable certification procedures; General Statutes § 51-199a; 2 we agreed to decide this issue.”
Sims v. Honda Motor Co., 623 A.2d 995 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 4× “The District Court subsequently certified to this court, pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a 3 and Practice Book *403 § 4168, 4 several questions relating to the effect of the release.”
Baxter v. Sturm, Ruger & Co., 644 A.2d 1297 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 4× “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, sua sponte, certified the choice of law question to this court, 1 which we accepted pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a and Practice Book § 4168.”
Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Hillcrest Assocs., 659 A.2d 138 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 4× “This and another question 2 come to us upon certification by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Court of Appeals) pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a and Practice Book § 4168.”
Smith v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am., 624 A.2d 892 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 4× “” The District Court then certified to this court, pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a and Practice Book § 4168, 4 the question reserved by the stipulation.”
Vitanza v. Upjohn Co., 778 A.2d 829 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 2× “to 1999) § 51-199a and Practice Book § 82-1, 1 the United States Court of *368 Appeals for the Second Circuit certified the following question of law to this court: “On the facts of this case— where (i) a drug manufacturer distributed promotional free samples to physicians and…”
C. R. Klewin, Inc. v. Flagship Props., Inc., 600 A.2d 772 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 4× “This case comes to this court upon our grant of an application for certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a. 2 C. R. Klewin, Inc.”
Driscoll v. Gen. Nutrition Corp., 752 A.2d 1069 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 4× “The sole issue in this appeal, on certification from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a, 1 is whether the exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act bars an employee from pursuing a tort claim for…”
Henderson v. Woolley, 644 A.2d 1303 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 4× “2 The question comes to this court upon our grant of certification from the *474 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (District Court) pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a 3 and Practice Book § 4168.”
Binette v. Sabo, 710 A.2d 688 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 51-199a provides in relevant part: “(a) This section may be cited as the ‘Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.”
Lynn v. Haybuster Mfg., Inc., 627 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “We granted the United States District Court’s request for certification pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199a and Practice Book § 4168 to determine the following issue: “[W]hether a loss of consortium claim by the spouse of an injured person is barred in an action brought…”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-199a(b) — 1 case
Driscoll v. Gen. Nutrition Corp., 34 F. Supp. 2d 789 (D. Conn. 1999).
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