Fellows v. Martin, 217 Conn. 57 (1991)

Citation: Fellows v. Martin, 217 Conn. 57 (1991)
Parent Document: Fellows v. Martin, 217 Conn. 57 (1991)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1991-01-01
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7894295/fellows-v-martin/ ↗

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After the creation of the housing docket in 1978, numerous Connecticut courts have concluded that defendants in summary process actions may raise equitable defenses and counterclaims, including the equitable doctrine against forfeitures. Morin v. DeMarco, 18 Conn. App. 417, 557 A.2d 1287 (1989); Tartaglia v. R.A.C. Corporation, 15 Conn. App. 492, 545 A.2d 573, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 810, 548 A.2d 443 (1988); Elliott v. South Isle Food Corporation, 6 Conn. App. *62373, 506 A.2d 147 (1986); 750 Main Street Associates v. Specter, 5 Conn. App. 170, 497 A.2d 96 (1985); Mobilia, Inc. v. Santos, 4 Conn. App. 128,492 A.2d 544 (1985); Filosi v. Hawkins, 1 Conn. App. 634, 635 n.1, 474 A.2d 1261 (1984); Southland Corporation v. Vernon, 1 Conn. App. 439, 445, 473 A.2d 318 (1984); Haddad v. Francis, 40 Conn. Sup. 567, 537 A.2d 174 (1986), aff’d, 13 Conn. App. 324, 536 A.2d 592 (1988); Zitomer v. Palmer, 38 Conn. Sup. 341, 446 A.2d 1084 (1982); Danpar Associates v. Falkha, 37 Conn. Sup. 820, 438 A.2d 1209 (1981); S.H.V.C., Inc. v. Roy, 37 Conn. Sup. 579,428 A.2d 806 (1981), affd, 188 Conn. 503,452 A.2d 638 (1982); Mark I Enterprises, Inc. v. Sendele, 37 Conn. Sup. 569, 572, 427 A.2d 1352 (1981); Steinegger v. Fields, 37 Conn. Sup. 534, 537,425 A.2d 597 (1980). Those courts that enunciated their underlying rationale reasoned that the ban on equitable issues in summary process proceedings arose from the jurisdictional limitations of the extinct justice courts, and concluded that the ban should be abolished. See, e.g., Southland Corporation v. Vernon, supra.

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