Title 52, Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-400d. Appeal of certain court decisions. (a) Any court decision on a determination of interest in property under section 52-356c, or on an exemption claim, or on a contempt proceeding, or on any stay ordered pursuant to an installment payment order, shall be a final decis…

Sec. 52-400e. Failure to pay judgment as basis for revocation, suspension or refusal to grant or renew license of licensed business. Whenever a judgment in a civil action which relates to activities for which a license is required has been rendered against a business which is lic…

Sec. 52-400f. Priority of claims for deposits for consumer goods and services. In the event of (1) the termination of the existence of an entity, (2) the insolvency of a person or entity, or (3) the inability of a person or entity to pay all creditors in full, every debt due to a…

Sec. 52-401. Court to settle terms of accounting. In any judgment or decree for an accounting, the court shall determine the terms and principles upon which such accounting shall be had. (1949 Rev., S. 8145.) Court may find that building erected by husband on land owned by him an…

Sec. 52-402. Procedure. Auditors' fees. (a) When a judgment is rendered against the defendant in an action for an accounting that he account, the court shall appoint not more than three disinterested persons to take the account, who shall be sworn and shall appoint the time and p…

Sec. 52-403. Accounting before a justice of the peace. Section 52-403 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8147; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)

Sec. 52-404. Accounting between coexecutors and cotenants. (a) A residuary legatee, when all or any part of his legacy is withheld from him by an executor, may bring an action for an accounting against the executor for the recovery thereof. An executor, who is also residuary lega…

Sec. 52-405. Appeal in action demanding an accounting. When, in any action demanding an accounting, a judgment is rendered ordering such accounting, appeal may be had from such judgment to the Appellate Court, as if it were a final judgment. Such appeal shall have precedence in t…

Sec. 52-406. Submission of agreed case. Parties to a question in difference which might be the subject of a civil action between them may, without action, agree upon a case containing the facts upon which the controversy depends and submit the case to any court in the judicial di…

Sec. 52-407. Appeal. If either party to a submission pursuant to section 52-406 desires a review of any question of law arising thereon and decided by the court, he may appeal the decision in the manner provided in ordinary cases of final judgment in the court, and not otherwise.…

Sec. 52-407aa. Definitions. As used in sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive: (1) “Arbitration organization” means an association, agency, board, commission or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors or administers an arbitration proceeding or is involved in the …

Sec. 52-407aaa. Venue. A motion pursuant to section 52-407ee shall be made in the court for the judicial district in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court for the judicial district in which …

Sec. 52-407bb. Notice. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 52-407ii, 52-407oo, 52-407ss, 52-407tt and 52-407vv to 52-407xx, inclusive, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whe…

Sec. 52-407bbb. Permissable appeals. (a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) An order denying a motion to compel arbitration; (2) an order granting a motion to stay arbitration; (3) an order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; (4) an order modifying or correcting an awar…

Sec. 52-407cc. Applicability of chapter. Sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, govern an agreement to arbitrate made on or after October 1, 2018, except that any proceeding that is governed by chapter 48, 68, 113, 166 or 743b, or any other provision of the general statutes, …

Sec. 52-407ccc. Uniformity and construction of part I. In applying and construing the uniform provisions of sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that ena…

Sec. 52-407dd. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive, or the parties may vary the effect of, the require…

Sec. 52-407ddd. Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The provisions of sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, governing the legal effect, validity or enforceability of electronic records or signatures and of contracts formed or performed …

Sec. 52-407ee. Application for judicial relief. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 52-407bbb, an application for judicial relief under sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, shall be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of court…

Sec. 52-407eee. Applicability of part I to action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before October 1, 2018. Applicability of part II to arbitration agreement made before October 1, 2018. The provisions of sections 52-407aa to 52-407ddd, inclusive, do not affect an action o…

Sec. 52-407ff. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. (a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, except upon a ground that exists at law or…

Sec. 52-407gg. Motion to compel or stay arbitration. (a) On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate pursuant to the agreement: (1) If the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion, the court shall …

Sec. 52-407hh. Provisional remedies. (a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the a…

Sec. 52-407ii. Initiation of arbitration proceeding. Notice. (a) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties, or in the absence of agreement, by certified or …

Sec. 52-407jj. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, upon motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration pro…

Sec. 52-407kk. Appointment of arbitrator; service as neutral arbitrator. (a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed m…

Sec. 52-407ll. Disclosure by arbitrator. (a) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrat…

Sec. 52-407mm. Action by majority. If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of an arbitrator must be exercised by a majority of the arbitrators, but all of them shall conduct the hearing under subsection (c) of section 52-407oo. (P.A. 18-94, S. 13.)

Sec. 52-407nn. Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney's fees and costs. (a) An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that capacity is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a judge of a court of this state acting in a judicial capacity. (…

Sec. 52-407oo. Arbitration process. Replacement arbitrator. (a) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator includes the power…

Sec. 52-407pp. Representation by lawyer. A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by a lawyer. (P.A. 18-94, S. 16.)

Sec. 52-407qq. Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery. (a) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the manner for service of…

Sec. 52-407rr. Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator. If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under section 52-407ss. A prevailing part…

Sec. 52-407ss. Record and notice of award. (a) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record must be signed or otherwise authenticated by any arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, includin…

Sec. 52-407tt. Modification or correction of award by arbitrator. (a) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award: (1) Upon a ground stated in subdivision (1) or (3) of subsection (a) of section 52-407xx; (2) B…

Sec. 52-407uu. Remedies, fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding. (a) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the awa…

Sec. 52-407vv. Court order confirming award. After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make a motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or c…

Sec. 52-407ww. Vacating of award by court. (a) Upon motion to the court by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the arbitration proceeding if: (1) The award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue means; (2) There was: (A) Evident…

Sec. 52-407xx. Grounds for modifying or correcting an award. (a) Upon motion made within ninety days after the movant receives notice of the award pursuant to section 52-407ss or within ninety days after the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award pursuant to sect…

Sec. 52-407yy. Judgment on award. Litigation expenses. (a) Upon granting an order confirming an award, vacating an award without directing a rehearing, modifying an award or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorde…

Sec. 52-407zz. Jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. (b) An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this state confers exclusive jurisdiction on the court to enter judgme…

Sec. 52-408. Agreements to arbitrate. An agreement in any written contract, or in a separate writing executed by the parties to any written contract, to settle by arbitration any controversy thereafter arising out of such contract, or out of the failure or refusal to perform the …

Sec. 52-409. Stay of proceedings in court. If any action for legal or equitable relief or other proceeding is brought by any party to a written agreement to arbitrate, the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, upon being satisfied that any issue involved in the acti…

Sec. 52-410. Application for court order to proceed with arbitration. (a) A party to a written agreement for arbitration claiming the neglect or refusal of another to proceed with an arbitration thereunder may make application to the superior court for the judicial district in wh…

Sec. 52-411. Appointment of arbitrator or umpire. (a) If, in a written agreement to arbitrate, a method of appointing an arbitrator or arbitrators or an umpire has been provided, the method shall be followed. (b) If no method is provided therein, or if a method is provided and an…

Sec. 52-412. Subpoenas and depositions. (a) Any arbitrator or umpire and any other persons qualified by law to issue subpoenas in civil actions shall have power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, papers and other evidence at arbitr…