Bill Text: CT HB05457 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5457 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Permitting Appeals Of Small Claims Matters.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05457 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05457-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5457*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 836

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT PERMITTING APPEALS OF SMALL CLAIMS MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That sections 51-15, 51-197a and 52-263 of the general statutes be amended to permit any party aggrieved by a judgment in a small claims court to appeal the judgment to the Superior Court for a trial de novo in accordance with the rules of the Superior Court for civil matters if the amount in dispute is more than two hundred fifty dollars.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit any party aggrieved by a judgment in a small claims court to appeal the judgment to the Superior Court for a trial de novo if the amount in dispute is more than two hundred fifty dollars.