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§ 52-597 — Action for libel or slander.

Connecticut § 52-597
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 52Civil Actions
Ch. 926Statute of Limitations

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-597 (2026).

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No action for libel or slander shall be brought but within two years from the date of the act complained of.

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Legislative History

(1951, S. 3233d.) Cited. 214 C. 464. Defamation count barred by section; federal prison mailbox rule not recognized. 154 CA 138.

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Administration of legal and equitable rights.
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Jurisdiction of the Superior Court. Actions against judgments of.
§ 52-100
Motions to expunge or correct pleadings.
§ 52-101
Joinder of interested persons as plaintiffs.
§ 52-102
Joinder of persons with interest adverse to plaintiff and of necessary persons.
§ 52-102a
Impleading of third party by defendant. Rights and remedies of third-party defendant.
§ 52-102b
Addition of person as defendant for apportionment of liability purposes.
§ 52-103
Citation of new parties by judge.
§ 52-104
Joinder of plaintiffs and consolidation of causes.
§ 52-105
Numerous parties may be represented by one.
§ 52-106
Executor, administrator or trustee of express trust may sue or be sued alone.
§ 52-107
Additional parties may be summoned in.
§ 52-108
Nonjoinder and misjoinder of parties.
§ 52-109
Substituted plaintiff.
§ 52-11
Complaints for change of name. Exceptions re offenders required to register with Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Commissioner's standing to challenge change of name.
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