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Reich v. Langhorst, 44 Conn. App. 381 (1997)

Citation
Reich v. Langhorst, 44 Conn. App. 381 (1997)
Parent Document
Reich v. Langhorst, 44 Conn. App. 381 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1997-03-04

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On or about January 26, 1995, Attorney John A. Stichter filed an appearance in lieu of the pro se defendant and, on March 2, 1995, filed a motion to open the default judgment against her. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion to open the judgment, finding that it lacked jurisdiction because the defendant filed her motion beyond the four month period permitted by *385General Statutes § 52-212 (a)1 **4 and Practice Book § 377.5 The trial court also determined that, even if the defendant had filed a timely motion to open, it would have been denied because she failed to show that she was prevented from making her defense to the plaintiffs action because of mistake, accident or other reasonable cause. This appeal followed.