Sterling Path v. Pitt Real Estate Ltd., No. Cv 960333682s (Sep. 26, 1996)

Connecticut Superior Court

Sterling Path v. Pitt Real Estate Ltd., No. Cv 960333682s (Sep. 26, 1996)

1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 5588, 17 Conn. L. Rptr. 638

CourtConnecticut Superior Court

DecidedSeptember 26, 1996

DocketNo. CV 960333682S

StatusUnpublished

This text of 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 5588 (Sterling Path v. Pitt Real Estate Ltd., No. Cv 960333682s (Sep. 26, 1996)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut Superior Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Sterling Path v. Pitt Real Estate Ltd., No. Cv 960333682s (Sep. 26, 1996), 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 5588, 17 Conn. L. Rptr. 638 (Colo. Ct. App. 1996).

Pincite

Opinion

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Memorandum Filed September 26, 1996 For the following reasons, plaintiff's application for discharge of defendant's real estate broker lien is hereby GRANTED.

The statute, C.G.S. § 20-325a(d), allowing the filing of broker liens in noncommercial matters became effective October 1, 1995, whereas the work performed by defendant on which it bases its broker's lien was performed prior to this date. Section20-325a(d) created a new statutory right and consequently this statute must have prospective application only in the absence of express statutory language or legislative intent to the contrary. C.G.S. § 55-3; Aetna Life Casualty Co. v. Braccidiferro,34 Conn. App. 833, 643 A.2d 1305 (1994). No such statutory language or legislative history exists to support the retroactive application of § 20-325a(d) to defendant's broker agreement, and therefore, it does not have the right to claim a broker's lien under this statute.

STEVENS, J. CT Page 5589

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Memorandum Filed September 26, 1996 For the following reasons, plaintiff's application for discharge of defendant's real estate broker lien is hereby GRANTED.

The statute, C.G.S. § 20-325a(d), allowing the filing of broker liens in noncommercial matters became effective October 1, 1995, whereas the work performed by defendant on which it bases its broker's lien was performed prior to this date. Section20-325a(d) created a new statutory right and consequently this statute must have prospective application only in the absence of express statutory language or legislative intent to the contrary. C.G.S. § 55-3; Aetna Life Casualty Co. v. Braccidiferro,34 Conn. App. 833, 643 A.2d 1305 (1994). No such statutory language or legislative history exists to support the retroactive application of § 20-325a(d) to defendant's broker agreement, and therefore, it does not have the right to claim a broker's lien under this statute.

STEVENS, J. CT Page 5589

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 5588, 17 Conn. L. Rptr. 638, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/sterling-path-v-pitt-real-estate-ltd-no-cv-960333682s-sep-26-1996-connsuperct-1996.

Opinion

Related

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack