Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-69 (2026)

Notice to “representatives and creditors”, “widow” or “widower and heirs”

✓ current as of May 2026

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The plaintiff in any action for equitable relief to which it would be necessary to make the executor of the will or administrator of the estate of a deceased person a party, if there were an executor or administrator, may, if there is no executor or administrator, and if he sets forth in his complaint the interest of such deceased person, make the deceased person's “representatives and creditors”, without further or other designation or description, parties to the action; or if an action for equitable relief is brought relating to any interest in real property belonging to or claimed by the widow, widower or heirs of any deceased person, and the plaintiff or his attorney attach to the complaint in the action an affidavit stating that the plaintiff does not know who the widow, widower or heirs, or some of them, are, or where they or any of them reside, and, in the process to the action, describes as parties defendant “the widow and heirs”, “the widower and heirs” or “the heirs”, as the case may be, of the deceased person, without further describing the names or residences of any such parties whose names and residences may be unknown to him, the court to which the action is brought making “representatives and creditors”, “the widow and heirs”, “the widower and heirs”, or “the heirs” parties defendant, or the clerk, assistant clerk or any judge thereof, may make such order relative to the notice to be given as the court, clerk, assistant clerk or judge deems reasonable. Notice having been given according to the order and duly proved, the court may proceed to a hearing of the action. Any executor or administrator who may be appointed or qualified pending such proceedings, or any other person claiming as creditor, widow, widower or heir of the deceased person, may appear and defend in the action. All creditors and representatives of the deceased person shall be forever concluded by the judgment or decree rendered in the action.

(1949 Rev., S. 7786; P.A. 78-280, S. 102, 127; P.A. 82-160, S. 24.)

History: P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to hearing of cause at court's first term or session after notice given, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously; P.A. 82-160 rephrased section.

See Sec. 52-87 re continuance of action because of absent or nonresident defendant.

Judgment void if defendant dead when action begun. 117 C. 47. Defect in naming parties rendered it improper for Superior Court to make judgment construing will. 151 C. 598.

Cited. 1 CA 535.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1964–2025 · leading case: Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, P.C. v. Cadle Co., 897 A.2d 58 (Conn. 2006).

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Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, P.C. v. Cadle Co., 897 A.2d 58 (Conn. 2006). “The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of any civil action brought under and pursuant to General Statutes § 47-33 or § 52-69 and no continuance or postponement of any such action or additional notice of the pendency thereof shall be required unless the…”

City Trust Co. v. Bulkley, 201 A.2d 196 (Conn. 1964). · cites it 2× “n lieu of making other legal representatives parties by name, the plaintiff joined many living persons who appear to be heirs of deceased heirs, or heirs of deceased heirs of deceased heirs, and also purported to make the “representatives and creditors” of some of the deceased…”

Connelly v. Fed. Nat. Mortg. Ass'n, 251 F. Supp. 2d 1071 (D. Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “, his equity of redemption) into real property, which devolves to the heirs or devisees. Since executors or administrators are not proper parties to foreclosures (except for a possible deficiency judgment), the language of [Conn.”

Reverse Mortg. Solutions, Inc. v. Widow(er), Heir(s) &/or Creditors of the Est. of Beryl E. Rowland (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 19× “See General Statutes § 52-69 2 The plaintiff also named the following additional defendants: the Secre- tary of Housing and Urban Development; the State of Connecticut, Depart- ment of Revenue Services; and the State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch.”

Sagers v. Lee Cnty. Bank, 473 A.2d 1239 (Conn. App. Ct. 1983). “Furthermore, where no fiduciary has been appointed, § 52-69 of the General Statutes provides a procedure by which a claimant may bring suit against an estate *540 and § 45-249c of the General Statutes permits a person interested in the estate of the deceased to request the…”

Connelly v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 251 F. Supp. 2d 1071 (D. Conn. 2003). “, his equity of redemption) into real property, which devolves to the heirs or devisees. Since executors or administrators are not proper parties to foreclosures (except for a possible deficiency judgment), the language of [Conn.”

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