DocketNumber: No. 116142
Citation Numbers: 1994 Conn. Super. Ct. 529
Judges: SYLVESTER, J.
Filed Date: 1/18/1994
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021
On December 8, 1993, the plaintiff filed an objection to the motion to open the default. Both sides have filed memoranda of law.
The defendant's motion to open the judgment on default has been filed within the four month time limitation. Practice Book 377. It is within the court's discretion to grant or deny a timely motion to reopen. Housing Authority v. Lamothe,
The party moving to open a judgment of default must show 1) that it had a good defense to the action at the time judgment was entered or that there is reasonable cause to set aside the judgment and 2) that the party "was prevented by mistake, accident or other reasonable cause from . . . appearing." Practice book 377; General Statutes
Accordingly, the court sustains the plaintiff's objection to the defendant's motion to open the judgment on default and denies the defendant's motion to reopen the judgment.
/s/ Sylvester, J. SYLVESTER CT Page 531