Epright v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. ( 2022 )

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JACQUELINE EPRIGHT v. LIBERTY MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
(AC 43826)
Alvord, Moll and Sheldon, Js.
Syllabus
The plaintiff appealed to this court after the trial court granted the defen-
dant’s motion to disqualify an expert witness. Held that the trial court’s
order was not a final judgment for purposes of appeal because it did
not satisfy either prong of the test set forth in State v. Curcio (191
Conn. 27).
Argued February 8—officially released March 1, 2022
Procedural History
Action to recover underinsured motorist benefits,
brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of
Middlesex, where the court, Frechette, J., granted the
defendant’s motion to disqualify an expert witness, and
the plaintiff appealed to this court. Appeal dismissed.
Mario Cerame, with whom, on the brief, was Timo-
thy Brignole, for the appellant (plaintiff).
Thomas P. Mullaney III, for the appellee (defendant).
Opinion
PER CURIAM. The plaintiff, Jacqueline Epright,
appeals from the trial court’s granting of the motion to
disqualify James W. Depuy as an expert witness, filed
by the defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
as a motion for order to show cause. Because such an
interlocutory order does not satisfy either prong of the
test set forth in State v. Curcio, 191 Conn. 27, 31, 463
A.2d 566 (1983), and, therefore, is not a final judgment
for purposes of appeal, the plaintiff’s appeal is dis-
missed.
The appeal is dismissed.