Wright Bros. Builders, Inc. v. Dowling

• Decision Date: 29 July 1997
• Citation: 242 Conn. 914,697 A.2d 369
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: WRIGHT BROTHERS BUILDERS, INC. v. Joseph A. DOWLING et al.

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697 A.2d 369

242 Conn. 914

WRIGHT BROTHERS BUILDERS, INC. v. Joseph A. DOWLING et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 29, 1997.

Alan R. Spirer, Westport, in support of the petition.

Christopher C. Vaughn, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 45 Conn.App. 918, 694 A.2d 46 (AC 16135), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the trial court's decision overruling the attorney trial referee's conclusion that the agreement between the plaintiff and the defendants complied with the Home Improvement Act, General Statutes § 20-429(a)(6); if so, did the Appellate Court also properly affirm the trial court's conclusion that the plaintiff is not entitled to recover under its claim of unjust enrichment?

"2. Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the trial court's decision overruling the attorney trial referee's conclusion that the defendants' bad faith precluded their invocation of the Home Improvement Act as a basis for repudiating the contract?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15741.