Title 52 — Title 52: Civil Actions

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…

Sec. 52-599. Survival of cause of action. Continuation by or against executor or administrator. (a) A cause or right of action shall not be lost or destroyed by the death of any person, but shall survive in favor of or against the executor or administrator of the deceased person.…

Sec. 52-600. Death of coplaintiff or codefendant. If there are two or more plaintiffs or defendants in any action, one or more of whom die before final judgment, and the cause of action survives to or against the others, the action shall not abate by reason of the death. After th…

Sec. 52-601. Entry by successor of deceased executor or administrator. If, during any action by or against an executor or administrator, as such, the executor or administrator dies, his successor in office may enter and prosecute or be cited in to defend the action. (1949 Rev., S…

Sec. 52-602. Entry by successor of public officer or trustee. The successor of any public officer, or of the trustee of any estate, in whose name, as such officer or trustee, an action may be pending, may enter and prosecute the same in his own name in the same manner as his pred…

Sec. 52-603. Action by successor of public officer. When any public officer dies, or in any way goes out of office, all actions which accrue or would have accrued to him in his official capacity may be brought by his successor. (1949 Rev., S. 8341.)

Sec. 52-604. Definition of foreign judgment. As used in sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state, except one obtained…

Sec. 52-605. Filing of foreign judgment; certification; effect; notice. (a) A judgment creditor shall file, with a certified copy of a foreign judgment, in the court in which enforcement of such judgment is sought, a certification that the judgment was not obtained by default in …

Sec. 52-606. Grounds for stay of enforcement. Notice to judgment creditor. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreig…

Sec. 52-607. Other rights of action preserved. The right of a judgment creditor to proceed by an action on the judgment or a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint instead of proceeding under sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, remains unimpaired. (P.A. 73-498, S. 5.)…

Sec. 52-608. Uniform interpretation. Sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, shall be so construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them. (P.A. 73-498, S. 6.)

Sec. 52-609. Short title: Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. Sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act”. (P.A. 73-498, S. 7.)

Secs. 52-610 to 52-618. Transferred to Chapter 861, Secs. 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive.

Sec. 52-619. Short title: Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. Sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act”. (P.A. 21-80, S. 1; P.A. 22-26, S. 64.) History: P.A. 21-80 effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 22-26 ch…

Sec. 52-620. Definitions. As used in sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive: (1) “Affiliate” means: (A) With respect to an individual: (i) A companion of the individual; (ii) A lineal ancestor or descendant, whether by blood or adoption, of (I) the individual; or (II) a companion o…

Sec. 52-621. Notice and opportunity for hearing. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court may issue an order under sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing that the court deems appropriate in the circumsta…

Sec. 52-622. Scope. Exclusions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, apply to a receivership for an interest in real property and any personal property related to or used in operating the real property. (b) Section…

Sec. 52-623. Power of court. The court that appoints a receiver under sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, has exclusive jurisdiction to direct the receiver and determine any controversy related to the receivership or receivership property. (P.A. 21-80, S. 5; P.A. 22-26, S. 64.)…

Sec. 52-624. Appointment of receiver. (a) The court may appoint a receiver: (1) Before judgment, to protect a party that demonstrates an apparent right, title or interest in real property that is the subject of the action, if the property or its revenue-producing potential: (A) I…

Sec. 52-625. Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest. (a) The court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified. (b) Except as provided in subsec…

Sec. 52-626. Receiver's bond; alternative security. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a receiver shall post with the court a bond that: (1) Is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver's duties; (2) Has one or more sureties approved by the cour…

Sec. 52-627. Status of receiver as lien creditor. On appointment of a receiver, the receiver has the status of a lien creditor under: (1) Article 9 of title 42a as to receivership property that is personal property or fixtures; and (2) Any provision of the general statutes that p…

Sec. 52-628. Security agreement covering after-acquired property. Except as provided by the law of this state other than sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, property that a receiver or owner acquires after appointment of the receiver is subject to a security agreement entered i…

Sec. 52-629. Collection and turnover of receivership property. (a) Unless the court orders otherwise, on demand by a receiver: (1) A person that owes a debt that is receivership property and is matured or payable on demand or on order shall pay the debt to or on the order of the …

Sec. 52-630. Powers and duties of receiver. (a) Except as limited by court order or law of this state other than sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, a receiver may: (1) Collect, control, manage, conserve and protect receivership property; (2) Operate a business constituting rec…

Sec. 52-631. Duties of owner. (a) An owner shall: (1) Assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver's duties; (2) Preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner's possession, custo…