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Atelier Constantin Popescu, LLC v. JC Corp., 134 Conn. App. 731 (2012)

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Atelier Constantin Popescu, LLC v. JC Corp., 134 Conn. App. 731 (2012)
Parent Document
Atelier Constantin Popescu, LLC v. JC Corp., 134 Conn. App. 731 (2012)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2012-04-17

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ESPINOSA, J.
The defendants, JC Corporation, Tea House on the Riverside, Inc. (Tea House), Julie Chen and Hsiao-Wen Chen, appeal from the judgment of the trial court finding them liable for damages incurred by the plaintiff, Atelier Constantin Popescu, LLC, as a result of a fire that destroyed the building that JC Corporation had agreed to lease to the plaintiff. The defendants claim that the court improperly found that (1) JC Corporation’s independent contractor acted with gross negligence in causing the fire that destroyed the building; (2) the gross negligence of the independent contractor could be imputed to the defendants; (3) the defendants acted recklessly; (4) the corporate veils of JC Corporation and Tea House could be pierced; and (5) the plaintiff was entitled to prejudgment interest under General Statutes § 37-Sa.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.