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Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)

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Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Parent Document
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1999-07-20

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*512In 1983, in Board of Education v. State Board of Education, 38 Conn. Sup. 712, 716, 461 A.2d 977 (1983), the Appellate Session of the Superior Court held that “[t]he purpose of [P.A. 79-163] was not to obviate the need for a citation,”7 and affirmed the dismissal of an appeal from a decision of an administrative agency for lack of proper citation of a party. Id., 717. In 1984, House Bill No. 5595 was proposed to address the concerns raised by the judicial interpretation of P.A. 79-163 in that case. Conn. Joint Standing Committee Hearings, Judiciary, Pt. 2, 1984 Sess., pp. 396-97. By adoption of that bill, the legislature amended General Statutes (Rev. to 1983) § 4-183 (b) to emphasize that service of appeals, when made by mail in accordance with that section, need not involve a sheriff; see Public Acts 1984, No. 84-43, § l;8 in order to preserve the simplicity, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of service by mail.9