169 Conn. App. 21 - Vaccaro v. Shell Beach Condominium, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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1. “In sum, [i]n deciding whether the trial court properly granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment, we must determine if there is a genuine issue of material fact with respect to whether the defendant: (1) committed an initial wrong upon the plaintiff; (2) owed a continuing duty to the plaintiff that was related to the alleged original wrong; and (3) continually breached that duty.... [I]f there is no genuine issue of material fact with respect to any one of the three prongs ... summary judgment is appropriate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 Conn. App. 627 - Chamerda v. Opie

2. “In certain circumstances ... we have recognized the applicability of the continuing course of conduct doctrine to toll a statute of limitations. Tolling does not enlarge the period in which to sue that is imposed by a statute of limitations, but it operates to suspend or interrupt its running while certain activity takes place.... Consistent with that notion, [w]hen the wrong sued upon consists of a continuing course of conduct, the statute does not begin to run until that course of conduct is completed....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 Conn. App. 627 - Chamerda v. Opie

3. “The determination of which statute of limitations applies to a given action is a question of law over which our review is plenary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 80 - Randazzo v. Sakon