Title 52, Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-577. Action founded upon a tort. No action founded upon a tort shall be brought but within three years from the date of the act or omission complained of. (1949 Rev., S. 8316.) See Sec. 52-555 re actions for injuries resulting in death. See Sec. 52-584 re limitation of ac…

Sec. 52-577a. Limitation of action based on product liability claim. (a) No product liability claim, as defined in section 52-572m, shall be brought but within three years from the date when the injury, death or property damage is first sustained or discovered or in the exercise …

Sec. 52-577b. Limitation of action for damages caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-577 and 52-577a, an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while …

Sec. 52-577c. Limitation of action for damages caused by exposure to a hazardous chemical substance or mixture or hazardous pollutant. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Environment” means any surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land surface or subsurface …

Sec. 52-577d. Limitation of action for damages to person under twenty-one years of age caused by sexual abuse, exploitation or assault. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577, no action to recover damages for personal injury to a person under twenty-one years of age, in…

Sec. 52-577e. Limitation of action for damages caused by sexual assault. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-577 and 52-577d, an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by sexual assault may be brought at any time after the date of the act complained of if …

Sec. 52-577f. Limitation of action for damages caused by malicious prosecution. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577, no action to recover damages for malicious prosecution may be brought later than three years from the date of the termination of the criminal proceedi…

Sec. 52-578. Limitation of action for damages caused by change of grade of highway. No action shall be brought by the owner of land adjoining a public highway, or of any interest in such land, for recovery of special damage to such property or interest by reason of any change in …

Sec. 52-579. Limitation of suit on probate bond; exception. No action shall be maintained against the surety on any probate bond unless brought within six years from the final settlement of account of the principal in such bond and the acceptance of such account by the Court of P…

Sec. 52-580. Settlement of partnership or joint accounts. In any case of partnership or of joint occupancy of real or personal property, the court before which any action for the settlement or adjustment of the partnership or joint account is pending shall take into consideration…

Sec. 52-581. Action on oral contract to be brought within three years. (a) No action founded upon any express contract or agreement which is not reduced to writing, or of which some note or memorandum is not made in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith or his a…

Sec. 52-582. Petition for new trial. (a) No petition for a new trial in any civil or criminal proceeding shall be brought but within three years next after the rendition of the judgment or decree complained of, except that a petition for a new trial in a criminal proceeding based…

Sec. 52-583. Limitation of action against sheriff, state marshal or constable for neglect or default. No civil action shall be brought against any sheriff, state marshal or constable, for any neglect or default in his or her office or duty, but within two years next after the rig…

Sec. 52-584. Limitation of action for injury to person or property caused by negligence, misconduct or malpractice. No action to recover damages for injury to the person, or to real or personal property, caused by negligence, or by reckless or wanton misconduct, or by malpractice…

Sec. 52-584a. Limitation of action against architect, professional engineer or land surveyor. (a) No action or arbitration, whether in contract, in tort, or otherwise, (1) to recover damages (A) for any deficiency in the design, planning, contract administration, supervision, obs…

Sec. 52-584b. Limitation of actions against attorneys in connection with title certificates or opinions and title searches. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no action, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, against an attorney to recover for injury caused b…

Sec. 52-584c. Limitation of actions brought by the state or political subdivision of the state arising out of construction-related work. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Construction-related work” means the design, construction, construction management, planning, construction ad…

Sec. 52-585. Suit for forfeiture on penal statute limited to one year. No suit for any forfeiture upon any penal statute shall be brought but within one year next after the commission of the offense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any civil action brought by th…

Sec. 52-586. Scire facias against garnishee limited to one year. No writ of scire facias against any garnishee shall be brought but within one year next after the right of bringing it accrues. (1949 Rev., S. 8326.) Demand on execution within 60 days is prerequisite to right to br…

Sec. 52-587. Suit on bond or recognizance for costs limited to one year. No action shall be brought against the surety on any bond or recognizance for costs only, given in any civil action, or on the appeal of any civil cause, or on any bail bond, except within one year after fin…

Sec. 52-588. Suit on note obtained by fraud. No action shall be brought on a negotiable note, if the holder thereof has been notified in writing by the maker thereof, or his attorney or agent, that such note was obtained of the maker in pursuance of a conspiracy, or of a general …

Sec. 52-589. Action of forcible entry and detainer limited to six months. No complaint for a forcible entry and detainer shall be brought but within six months after the entry complained of. (1949 Rev., S. 8329.) Cited. 214 C. 464. Action in entry and detainer was time barred as …

Sec. 52-590. When defendant's absence from state to be excluded. In computing the time limited in the period of limitation prescribed under any provision of chapter 925 or this chapter, the time during which the party, against whom there may be any such cause of action, is withou…

Sec. 52-591. When new action may be brought after time limited. When a judgment in favor of a plaintiff suing in a representative character, or for the benefit of third persons, has been reversed, on the ground of a mistake in the complaint or in the proper parties thereto, and, …

Sec. 52-592. Accidental failure of suit; allowance of new action. (a) If any action, commenced within the time limited by law, has failed one or more times to be tried on its merits because of insufficient service or return of the writ due to unavoidable accident or the default o…

Sec. 52-593. Action against wrong defendant; allowance of new action. When a plaintiff in any civil action has failed to obtain judgment by reason of failure to name the right person as defendant therein, the plaintiff may bring a new action and the statute of limitations shall n…

Sec. 52-593a. Action not lost where process served after expiration of limitation period. (a) Except in the case of an appeal from an administrative agency governed by section 4-183, a cause or right of action shall not be lost because of the passage of the time limited by law wi…

Sec. 52-594. Limit for executor or administrator to bring personal action that survives. If the time limited for the commencement of any personal action, which by law survives to the representatives of a deceased person, has not elapsed at the time of the person's death, one year…

Sec. 52-595. Fraudulent concealment of cause of action. If any person, liable to an action by another, fraudulently conceals from him the existence of the cause of such action, such cause of action shall be deemed to accrue against such person so liable therefor at the time when …

Sec. 52-596. Actions for payment of remuneration for employment. No action for the payment of remuneration for employment payable periodically shall be brought but within two years after the right of action accrues, except that this limitation shall be tolled upon the filing with…

Sec. 52-597. Action for libel or slander. No action for libel or slander shall be brought but within two years from the date of the act complained of. (1951, S. 3233d.) Cited. 214 C. 464. Defamation count barred by section; federal prison mailbox rule not recognized. 154 CA 138.…

Sec. 52-598. Execution or action upon judgment for money damages. Motion to revive judgment. (a) No execution to enforce a judgment for money damages rendered in any court of this state may be issued after the expiration of twenty years from the date the judgment was entered and …

Sec. 52-598a. Limitation of action for indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, an action for indemnification may be brought within three years from the date of the determination of the action against the party which is seeking indemnification by either jud…