Title 52 — Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-549aa. Setting aside award. Trial de novo. In addition to the absolute right to a trial de novo as provided under section 52-549z, the court in which such award is filed may set aside an award of arbitrators and order a trial de novo in the Superior Court upon proof that …

Sec. 52-549n. Certain contract actions referred to fact-finders. Rules of procedure. In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges of the Superior Court may make such rules as they deem necessary to provide a procedure in accordance with which the court, in its d…

Sec. 52-549o. Assignment of fact-finders. Hearings. The Chief Court Administrator may assign to each judicial district such number of fact-finders as he deems advisable. The Chief Court Administrator, or his designee, shall designate the holding of fact-finding hearings at such t…

Sec. 52-549p. Appointment of fact-finders. Compensation. Powers. (a) Upon publication of a notice in the Connecticut Law Journal, any commissioner of the Superior Court admitted to practice in this state for at least five years, who is willing and able to act as a fact-finder, ma…

Sec. 52-549q. Adjournment of meeting of arbitrators. Meeting of arbitrators. Absence of arbitrator. Section 52-549q is repealed. (P.A. 81-462, S. 10, 13; P.A. 82-441, S. 13, 21, 23.)

Sec. 52-549r. Rules of evidence to apply to fact-finding proceedings. Finding of fact. Award. 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 deter…

Sec. 52-549s. Consideration of finding by court. Objections. Authority of court re finding. (a) Not less than fourteen days after the filing of the finding, the clerk shall schedule the matter for consideration by the court. The parties may file objections to the acceptance of th…

Sec. 52-549t. Failure to appear. Payment of fees of fact-finder. Dismissal of action. (a) Where a party fails to appear at the hearing, the fact-finder shall nonetheless proceed with the hearing and shall make a finding of fact, as may be just and proper under the facts and circu…

Sec. 52-549u. Arbitration of certain civil actions. Rules of procedure. In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges of the Superior Court may make such rules as they deem necessary to provide a procedure in accordance with which the court, in its discretion, ma…

Sec. 52-549v. Assignment of arbitrators. Arbitration proceedings. The Chief Court Administrator may assign to each judicial district such number of arbitrators as he deems advisable. The Chief Court Administrator, or his designee, shall designate the holding of arbitration procee…

Sec. 52-549w. Appointment of arbitrators. Compensation. Powers. (a) Upon publication of a notice in the Connecticut Law Journal, any commissioner of the Superior Court admitted to practice in this state for at least five years, who has civil litigation experience and who is willi…

Sec. 52-549x. Decision of arbitrator. Within one hundred twenty days of the completion of the arbitration hearing the arbitrator shall file his decision with the clerk of the court together with sufficient copies thereof for the parties or their counsel. In his decision the arbit…

Sec. 52-549y. Failure to appear. Judgment. Motion to open or set aside judgment. Dismissal of action. Payment of arbitration fee. (a) Where a party fails to appear at the hearing, the arbitrator shall nonetheless proceed with the hearing and shall make a decision, as may be just …

Sec. 52-549z. Appeal. Trial de novo. (a) A decision of the arbitrator shall become a judgment of the court if no appeal from the arbitrator's decision by way of a demand for a trial de novo is filed in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. (b) A decision of the arbitrat…