Case Name: JOHN J. PITCHELL v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1997-12-02
Citations: 243 Conn. 953
Docket Number: SC 15835
Parties: JOHN J. PITCHELL v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 953–953

Head Matter:
JOHN J. PITCHELL v. CITY OF HARTFORD ET AL.
Supreme Court docket number is SC 15835.
Timothy Brignole, in support of the petition.
Henry C. Ide, in opposition.
Decided December 2, 1997

Opinion:
The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 799 (AC 16267), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly hold that the appearance of the attorney for the city of Hartford on behalf of the defendant police officer did not waive the employee's right to claim insufficient service of process by way of a motion to dismiss after judgment enters against him for failure to appear? See Practice Book § 142 and 144."