HASLAM-JAMES v. Lawrence, 35 A.3d 368 (2012)

Citation: HASLAM-JAMES v. Lawrence, 35 A.3d 368 (2012)
Parent Document: HASLAM-JAMES v. Lawrence, 35 A.3d 368 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2012-01-31
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2326384/haslam-james-v-lawrence/ ↗

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Here, the defendant’s conduct, although ultimately determined to be in violation of § 47a-43, did not violate the public policy that our entry and detainer statutes seek to uphold. The defendant was not attempting to exercise a self-help remedy, as she previously had availed herself of the statutory summary process procedures to initiate and pursue proceedings in court to recover possession of the unit occupied by the plaintiff. Rather, the court found that the defendant was acting pursuant to a reasonable, albeit mistaken, belief that the plaintiff had vacated fully the premises approximately five days earlier than the parties’ stipulation required. Although the plaintiff makes much of the language in Daddona that “the subjective good faith of one who *332

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