Title 52 — Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-527. Transfer of cause to higher court. Section 52-527 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8263; P.A. 82-160, S. 259.)

Sec. 52-528. Procedure on withdrawal or nonsuit of plaintiff. If the plaintiff, in any action of replevin, fails to appear or withdraws or is nonsuited, before or after issue is joined, the defendant may file an answer in the nature of an avowry alleging his right to take and hol…

Sec. 52-529. Burden of proof. Evidence. Damages and costs. If the plaintiff's right to the possession of the property described in the writ of replevin is put in issue, without any disclaimer of title by the defendant, the plaintiff shall be bound to prove his right to possession…

Sec. 52-530. Damages for property not replevied. No costs against common carrier. If any of the property described in the writ of replevin is not replevied, but the plaintiff proves a general or special property interest therein with a right to its immediate possession, and that …

Sec. 52-531. Nonresident defendant; security for costs. In an action of replevin brought against any person not an inhabitant of this state, the court before which the action is pending may make such order as to security to be given by the defendant for costs that may be recovere…

Secs. 52-532 to 52-549. Transferred to Chapter 832, Secs. 47a-23 to 47a-42, inclusive.

Sec. 52-549a. Application for hearing before a commissioner of the Superior Court. (a) In any small claims action, the parties may, by agreement, submit such matter to a commissioner of the Superior Court chosen on a rotating basis by the clerk of the court to which such small cl…

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. 52-549b. Where hearing may be held. Upon the filing of the statement provided for in section 52-549a, the clerk of the court shall notify the commissioner so appointed, who shall forthwith proceed to hear such controversy. Such hearing shall be heard in a courtroom unless no…

Sec. 52-549c. Hearing before commissioner. Procedure. Counsel. Withdrawal. Award and judgment. (a) A commissioner of the Superior Court appointed to hear a small claim shall not be bound by the rules regarding the admissibility of evidence, but all testimony shall be given under …

Sec. 52-549d. List of names of commissioners to conduct hearings. Compensation. (a) Any commissioner of the Superior Court, admitted to practice in this state for at least two years, who is able and willing to hear small claims, may submit his or her name to the clerk of the supe…

Secs. 52-549e to 52-549m. Reserved for future use.

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…

Sec. 52-550. Statute of frauds; written agreement or memorandum. (a) No civil action may be maintained in the following cases unless the agreement, or a memorandum of the agreement, is made in writing and signed by the party, or the agent of the party, to be charged: (1) Upon any…

Sec. 52-551. Sale of personal property. Section 52-551 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8294; 1959, P.A. 133, S. 10-102.)

Sec. 52-552. Fraudulent conveyances, judgments, contracts, when void. Section 52-552 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8295; P.A. 91-297, S. 13.)

Sec. 52-552a. Short title: Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act”. (P.A. 91-297, S. 1.) Cited. 32 CA 537; 36 CA 305.

Sec. 52-552b. Definitions. As used in sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive: (1) “Affiliate” means: (A) A person who directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds with power to vote, twenty per cent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than a person…

Sec. 52-552c. Insolvency. (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debtor's debts is greater than all of the debtor's assets at a fair valuation. (b) A debtor who is generally not paying his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent. (c) A partnership is insolvent u…

Sec. 52-552d. Value. (a) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherwise than in the ordinary cou…

Sec. 52-552e. Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, if the creditor's claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred and if the debtor made the transfer or incu…

Sec. 52-552f. Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligati…

Sec. 52-552g. When transfer is made or obligation is incurred. For the purposes of sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive: (1) A transfer is made: (A) With respect to an asset that is real property other than a fixture, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a …

Sec. 52-552h. Remedies of creditors. (a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive, a creditor, subject to the limitations in section 52-552i, may obtain: (1) Avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessa…

Sec. 52-552i. Defenses, liability and protection of transferee. (a) A transfer or obligation is not voidable under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 52-552e against a person who took in good faith and for a reasonably equivalent value. (b) Except as otherwise provided …

Sec. 52-552j. Extinguishment of cause of action. A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive, is extinguished unless action is brought: (1) Under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 52-552e, within fo…

Sec. 52-552k. Supplementary provisions. Unless displaced by the provisions of sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coer…

Sec. 52-552l. Uniformity of application and construction. Sections 52-552a to 52-552k, inclusive, shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of said sections among states enacting them. (P.A. 91-297, S. 1…

Sec. 52-553. Wagers and wagering contract void. Exceptions. All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay an…

Sec. 52-554. Recovery of money lost in gaming. Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of sections 53-278a to 53-278g, …

Sec. 52-555. Actions for injuries resulting in death. (a) In any action surviving to or brought by an executor or administrator for injuries resulting in death, whether instantaneous or otherwise, such executor or administrator may recover from the party legally at fault for such…

Sec. 52-555a. Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse independent for determination of damages. Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium by one spouse with respect to the death of the other spouse shall be separate from and independent of all claims or causes…

Sec. 52-555b. Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse to be joined with all actions re death of spouse. Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium by one spouse with respect to the death of the other spouse, which claim or cause of action may include, without l…

Sec. 52-555c. Statute of limitations. Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse contingent upon proof of facts for wrongful death. (a) No action with respect to any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium shall be commenced except within the time within which an a…

Sec. 52-555d. Eligibility for workers' compensation benefits bar to action for loss of consortium against employer. No action with respect to any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium shall be brought by one spouse against an employer of the other spouse if such other s…

Sec. 52-556. Actions for injuries caused by motor vehicles owned by the state. Any person injured in person or property through the negligence of any state official or employee when operating a motor vehicle owned and insured by the state against personal injuries or property dam…

Sec. 52-557. Injury to children being transported to school. In any action brought by any person for personal injuries received while being transported to or from school in a vehicle owned, leased or hired by, or operated under contract with, any town, school district or other mu…

Sec. 52-557a. Standard of care owed social invitee. The standard of care owed to a social invitee shall be the same as the standard of care owed to a business invitee. (1963, P.A. 575.) Postman a licensee comparable to a social invitee. 154 C. 185. Standard of care owed to social…