DocketNumber: No. CV 960131563S
Citation Numbers: 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 5308, 17 Conn. L. Rptr. 275
Judges: VERTEFEUILLE, J.
Filed Date: 8/2/1996
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021
In her answer, the defendant filed a special defense that the injuries sustained by the plaintiffs were caused by the negligence of the plaintiff James Somers. In addition to the special defense, the defendant filed a counterclaim against the plaintiff James Somers alleging that he was negligent in the operation of his car and is responsible for his wife's injuries. The counterclaim does not seek an award of damages; instead, the claim for relief states that the defendant "looks for an apportionment of liability." The plaintiffs have moved to strike the counterclaim as legally insufficient because it is a claim for apportionment.
In their memorandum in support of their motion to strike, the plaintiffs cite numerous Superior Court decisions all holding that an apportionment counterclaim is legally insufficient and should be stricken because it fails to seek affirmative relief. Most of these decisions rely on Wallingford v. Glen ValleyAssociates, Inc.,
The defendant cites no contrary authority and in fact cites no cases or any other legal authority at all in her memorandum in opposition to the motion to strike. A 1995 public act which amended General Statutes §
The court finds the decisions which strike apportionment counterclaims to be well-reasoned and correct. Accordingly, the plaintiffs' motion to strike the defendant's apportionment counterclaim is granted by the court.
VERTEFEUILLE, J.