Case Name: ALTHEA S. DINAN v. DONAT C. MARCHAND, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ALBERT A. GAROFALO)
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2005-11-03
Citations: 276 Conn. 917
Docket Number: SC 17536
Parties: ALTHEA S. DINAN v. DONAT C. MARCHAND, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ALBERT A. GAROFALO)
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 917–918

Head Matter:
ALTHEA S. DINAN v. DONAT C. MARCHAND, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF ALBERT A. GAROFALO)

Opinion:
The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 91 Conn. App. 492 (AC 25754), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Having determined that the trial court improperly had invoked the rule of Dale's Appeal from Probate, 57 Conn. 127, 17 A. 757 (1888), to exclude evidence in the present case, did the Appellate Court improperly affirm the trial court's evidentiary rulings?"
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17536.
Decided November 3, 2005
Richard L. Albrecht, Courtney A. George and Barbara M. Schellenberg, in support of the petition.
W. I. Haslun II and Joyce H. Young, in opposition.