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Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-549r (2026)

Rules of evidence to apply to fact-finding proceedings. Finding of fact. Award

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In matters submitted to fact-finding a record shall be made of the proceedings and the rules of evidence in civil cases in this state shall apply. The fact-finders shall proceed to determine the matters in controversy submitted to them, and shall prepare and sign a finding of fact, which shall include an award of damages if applicable. Within one hundred twenty days of the completion of the fact-finder's hearing the fact-finder shall file the finding of fact with the clerk of the court together with sufficient copies thereof for the parties and their counsel.

(P.A. 81-462, S. 11, 13; P.A. 82-441, S. 4, 13, 23.)

History: P.A. 82-441 deleted provisions re arbitration and added provisions re rules of evidence in fact-finding proceedings, findings of fact and awards, and changed effective date of section from July 1, 1982, to July 1, 1983.

Cited. 199 C. 496.

Cited. 20 CA 420.

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2022 · leading case: O'Connell, Flaherty & Attmore, LLC v. Doody, 3 A.3d 969 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010).
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O'Connell, Flaherty & Attmore, LLC v. Doody, 3 A.3d 969 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 5× “6 General Statutes § 52-549r 7 *7 and Practice Book § 23-56 (c) 8 require that within 120 days of the completion of the fact finder’s hearing, the fact finder shall file findings of facts with the clerk of the court.”
Banks Bldg. Co. v. Malanga Fam. Real Est. Holding, LLC, 885 A.2d 204 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 52-549r; Practice Book §§ 23-55, 23-56.”
Mattie & O'Brien Contracting Co. v. Rizzo Constr. Pool Co., 17 A.3d 1083 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 3 General Statutes § 52-549r provides in relevant part: “The fact-finders shall proceed to determine the matters in controversy submitted to them, and shall prepare and sign a finding of fact, which shall include an award of damages if applicable.”
Data-Flow Tech., LLC v. Harte Nissan, Inc., 958 A.2d 195 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 52-549r and Practice Book § 23-55 provide that the rules of evidence in civil cases apply *131 to matters submitted to fact-finding.”
Budlong & Budlong, LLC v. Zakko, 213 Conn. App. 697 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “See Practice Book §§ 19-8 and 23-56; see also General Statutes § 52-549r. Within fourteen days after the filing of the report, a party may file objections to the report on the grounds that conclusions of fact stated in it were not properly reached on the basis of the subordinate…”
Unifund CCR Partners v. Schaeppi, 11 A.3d 723 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “’ “General Statutes § 52-549r states that ‘[a fact finder] shall proceed to determine the matters in controversy submitted to them, and shall prepare and sign a finding of fact, which shall include an award of damages if applicable.”
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