Case Name: THEODORE A. VERSPYCK ET AL. v. MICHAEL J. FRANCO ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2004-03-30
Citations: 268 Conn. 919
Docket Number: SC 17160
Parties: THEODORE A. VERSPYCK ET AL. v. MICHAEL J. FRANCO ET AL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 268
Pages: 919–919

Head Matter:
THEODORE A. VERSPYCK ET AL. v. MICHAEL J. FRANCO ET AL.
Decided March 30, 2004
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 17160.
Louis Ciccarello, in support of the petition.
John Wayne Fox and Patricia M. Gaug, in opposition.

Opinion:
The plaintiffs' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 81 Conn. App. 646 (AC 23813), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"In this action for vexatious litigation, did the Appellate Court properly reverse the judgment of the trial court on the ground that the trial court improperly had rejected the defendant Marilyn P. Altsheler's special defense of reliance on the advice of counsel?"