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CT Gen Stat § 52-473a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-473a - Enjoining or restraining enforcement of certain environmental or public health laws. Ex parte orders prohibited. Appeal.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no court may, without a prior hearing, issue an order enjoining or restraining the enforcement of an order issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-7 with respect to chapter 446c or the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-332c or 25-32g to cease and desist any activity.(b) If, after a hearing, the court issues an order enjoining or restraining the enforcement of such a cease and desist order, the state may appeal such court order to the Appellate Court. Such appeal may be expedited pursuant to rules established by the judges of the Appellate Court.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any person with additional remedies to enjoin or restrain any order of an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state.(P.A. 93-244, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 93-244 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 substituted commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 52-474 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-474 - Interested persons may appear and be heard.

 Any person who may be directly or indirectly interested in, or affected by, the granting of any temporary or permanent injunction, may appear and be heard with regard to granting or dissolving the same.(1949 Rev., S. 8210.)When holder of bonds of street railway company is not entitled to become a codefendant with the railway company. 56 C. 397. Cited. 180 C. 568; 186 C. 725; 225 C. 700.Cited. 29 CA 105.Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 105.
CT Gen Stat § 52-475 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-475 - Dissolution of temporary injunction.

 (a) When a temporary injunction is granted in any action before its return day, it may be dissolved or modified by the Superior Court or by any judge of the Superior Court. A written motion for dissolution shall be preferred before the return day.(b) After the return day, a motion to dissolve a temporary injunction shall be addressed to the court location in which the action is pending, or, if the court at such location is not actually in session, to a judge thereof. If the judge is unable for any reason to hear the motion, it shall be heard and determined by the superior court at another location or by any other judge of the Superior Court.(1949 Rev., S. 8211; P.A. 76-436, S. 505, 681; P.A. 82-160, S. 175.)History: P.A. 76-436 deleted provision requiring that any action taken by court to which case is not returnable or a judge of such court be immediately certified to court to which complaint in the action is returnable or in which it is pending, rendered obsolete by transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.Costs. 62 C. 492. Modifying without prejudice to plaintiff does not affect final judgment. 71 C. 477; 79 C. 607. Cited. 186 C. 725.Cited. 29 CA 105.Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 105.
CT Gen Stat § 52-476 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-476 - Continuance pending appeal.

 When a temporary injunction has been granted and upon final hearing judgment has been rendered adverse to its continuance, either party may apply to the court rendering the judgment, representing that he intends to appeal the case to the court having jurisdiction and praying that the temporary injunction may be continued until the final decision therein. Unless the court is of the opinion that great and irreparable injury will be done by the further continuance of the injunction, or that the application was made only for delay and not in good faith, the court shall continue the injunction until a final decision is rendered in the court having jurisdiction.(1949 Rev., S. 8212; P.A. 74-183, S. 283, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 243, 681; P.A. 82-160, S. 176; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 48, 82.)History: P.A. 74-183 amended section to require that appeals be taken to appellate session of superior court if judgment was entered in court of common pleas, retaining supreme court as appellate court for judgments rendered in superior court, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 returned all appeals to supreme court jurisdiction, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted reference to supreme court and added reference to the court “having jurisdiction”.“Upon final hearing” does not refer to decision on motion to dissolve temporary injunction, but to final judgment. 128 C. 294. Order dissolving temporary injunction is not a final judgment from which an appeal lies. Id., 295. Cited. 134 C. 362; 140 C. 267. Provisions of Ch. 562 are such that section is not applicable as regards injunctions in labor disputes, and to that extent has been impliedly repealed. 134 C. 622. Cited. 186 C. 725; 230 C. 622; Id., 641.Cited. 29 CA 105.Not inconsistent with Secs. 661, 662 and 663 of Practice Book; purpose of section discussed. 15 CS 272.
CT Gen Stat § 52-477 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-477 - Permanent injunction; stay pending appeal.

 When judgment has been rendered for a permanent injunction ordering either party to perform any act, the court, upon an application similar to that mentioned in section 52-476, shall stay the operation of such injunction until a final decision in the court having jurisdiction, unless the court is of the opinion that great and irreparable injury will be done by such stay or that such application was made only for delay and not in good faith.(1949 Rev., S. 8213; P.A. 74-183, S. 284, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 244, 681; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 49, 82.)History: P.A. 74-183 added reference to decisions of superior court to conform to changes in Sec. 54-476, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to superior court decisions, also in conformity with Sec. 54-476 changes, effective July 1, 1978; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 deleted reference to supreme court and substituted reference to the court “having jurisdiction”.Cited. 186 C. 725; 192 C. 1; 197 C. 141; 215 C. 82; 230 C. 641; 233 C. 254; Id., 281.Not inconsistent with Secs. 661, 662 and 663 of Practice Book. 15 CS 273. A permanent injunction may be modified or dissolved at any time even after the term in which the judgment was rendered, and such judgment may be opened even though an appeal from it is pending and execution has been stayed. 21 CS 244.
CT Gen Stat § 52-478 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-478 - Removal of stay or dissolution of injunction.

 The court in which such case is pending may, if in its opinion the cause of justice so requires, dissolve such temporary injunction or remove the stay of such permanent injunction while such case is so pending in the Supreme Court.(1949 Rev., S. 8214.)Cited. 186 C. 725; 197 C. 141; 199 C. 179.
CT Gen Stat § 52-479 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-479 - Reservation for advice. Dissolution of injunction.

 When an injunction is granted by a judge when the court is not in session, and the court to which the original complaint is returnable reserves the questions arising thereon for the advice of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court advises that the complaint be dismissed and the injunction dissolved, the injunction shall be deemed to be dissolved from the day the notice of advice is filed in the office of the clerk of the court making the reservation.(1949 Rev., S. 8215; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 50; P.A. 82-160, S. 177.)History: 1967 act substituted “when the court is not sitting” for “in vacation”; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.Cited. 186 C. 725.
CT Gen Stat § 52-480 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-480 - Injunction against malicious erection of structure.

 An injunction may be granted against the malicious erection, by or with the consent of an owner, lessee or person entitled to the possession of land, of any structure upon it, intended to annoy and injure any owner or lessee of adjacent land in respect to his use or disposition of the same.(1949 Rev., S. 8216.)See Sec. 52-570 re action for malicious erection of structure.When no defense that structure screens respondents' premises. 46 C. 109. Injunction may be granted against the continuance of structure erected in violation of statute. Id., 108. The malicious purpose must be the predominant one and give character to the act. 48 C. 395. The malicious acts intended by statute must, as a rule, go beyond the petty hostilities of business competition. Id., 395. History, purpose and scope of remedy. 75 C. 425; 102 C. 357. Finding that erection malicious not ordinarily reviewable. 82 C. 290. That fence is being constructed by independent contractor is no defense to proceedings for contempt for violation of temporary injunction by continuing erection. 102 C. 358. On finding, plaintiff held not entitled to relief under section for building of wall and change of grade. 132 C. 319. Equitable defense of “clean hands” available but not applicable to facts; it was abuse of trial courts' discretion to enjoin building of any other structures on that portion of land from which court ordered removal of fence. 174 C. 29.Cited. 46 CA 164. Uselessness prong of six-factor test in Whitlock v. Uhle, 75 C. 423, focuses on whether structure serves an actual use, not whether defendants can merely assert a purpose for erecting the structure. 185 CA 119.Cited. 13 CS 25. Injunctive relief presupposes an emergency. 15 CS 455. Elements necessary to state a cause of action under section enumerated. 21 CS 110. A hedge is not a “structure” within the meaning of malicious structure statutes. 47 CS 645. Testimony credible that fence was erected, in part, for legitimate purpose of safeguarding children and dogs; essential elements of cause of action under section are (1) structure erected on defendant's land, (2) malicious erection of structure, (3) intent to injure enjoyment of adjacent landowner's land by erection of structure, (4) impairment of value of adjacent land because of structure, (5) structure is useless to defendant, and (6) enjoyment of adjacent landowner's land is in fact impaired. 51 CS 399.Provides for injunctive relief for structures constructed with intention to annoy and injure plaintiff's use of premises. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 427, 428.
CT Gen Stat § 52-482 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-482 - Injunction against manufacturing fish oil or manure.

 Section 52-482 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 8218; P.A. 82-160, S. 179; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-483 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 916 - Injunctions|Section 52-483 - Injunction against sale on execution; adjournment of sale.

 When any temporary injunction is granted to restrain a sale on execution or tax warrant, the injunction order may direct the levying officer to adjourn the sale in such manner and for such time as the order may prescribe. If no such direction is given, such officer nevertheless may adjourn the sale, from time to time, while the injunction remains in force; and, while such sale is so adjourned, the lien created by the levy shall remain in force.(1949 Rev., S. 8219.)Cited. 46 CA 721.
CT Gen Stat § 52-486 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-486 - Mandamus. Return. Judgment for costs.

 When the party to whom a writ of mandamus is directed makes a return sufficient on its face and the return is denied by the other party, the court shall inquire into the truth of the return. If the return is found untrue, the court may issue a peremptory mandamus in the same manner and on the same principles as if the return were insufficient, and may render judgment for the complainant to recover his costs, and grant execution for such costs. If the return is found to be true and sufficient, the court may render judgment for costs in favor of the party complained of.(1949 Rev., S. 8222; P.A. 82-160, S. 181.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.The return, if sufficient, must be found to be untrue, before a peremptory mandamus can issue. 40 C. 381. Method of procedure under statute. 44 C. 390. Where action is brought by state to enforce a public duty, costs may not be taxed against the state. 111 C. 432. Costs may be taxed in favor of the state as prevailing party. 112 C. 665. Plaintiff obtaining judgment may not recover costs where no return was made and hearing had. 115 C. 101.
CT Gen Stat § 52-487 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-487 - Enforcement of corporation laws.

 Any stockholder of a corporation may apply for a writ of mandamus against such corporation to compel it to obey the statute laws of the state.(1949 Rev., S. 8223.)Issuance against corporation in general; 8 C. 246; 29 C. 546; 37 C. 164; 76 C. 179; to compel calling of special meeting; 65 C. 355; to enforce right to examine books. 87 C. 487; 90 C. 638. Cited. 65 C. 355; 188 C. 531.
CT Gen Stat § 52-488 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-488 - Mandamus against corporation to repair highway.

 Any town may apply for a writ of mandamus against any corporation bound to restore or repair any highway or bridge situated in whole or in part within the town if the corporation has neglected or refused to restore or repair the highway or bridge for thirty days after being notified to do so by the selectmen of the town.(1949 Rev., S. 8224; P.A. 82-160, S. 182.)History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
CT Gen Stat § 52-489 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-489 - Issue of writ of ne exeat.

 The superior court for any judicial district, and, when such court is not in session, any judge thereof, may grant and enforce writs of ne exeat, according to the course of the common law.(1949 Rev., S. 8225; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”.Practice as to the issue of this writ. 21 C. 199.Difference between appearance bond and performance bond discussed. 7 CA 11.
CT Gen Stat § 52-490 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-490 - Issuance of writ of prohibition.

 Section 52-490 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 8226; P.A. 76-436, S. 154, 681.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-492 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-492 - Quo warranto; costs to prevailing party; bond.

 When a complaint in the nature of a quo warranto is brought, the court shall award costs to the prevailing party against the other party as in other civil cases. The party who brings the complaint shall in all cases give bond to the other party for costs, as by law required in other civil actions.(1949 Rev., S. 8228; P.A. 76-100, S. 2; P.A. 82-160, S. 183.)History: P.A. 76-100 restated provisions in less detailed terms, applying section to complaints rather than informations; P.A. 82-160 made minor changes in wording.
CT Gen Stat § 52-493 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-493 - Order in the nature of prerogative writs.

 Any court having cognizance of writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition or ne exeat may, in any action pending before it, make any order, interlocutory or final, in the nature of any such writ, to the extent of its jurisdiction, so far as it may appear to be an appropriate form of relief.(1949 Rev., S. 8229; P.A. 82-160, S. 184.)History: P.A. 82-160 made minor changes in wording.Appeal lies from denial of writ. 96 C. 718. Cited. 97 C. 428; 124 C. 645; 228 C. 106.Cited. 46 CA 486.
CT Gen Stat § 52-494 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto|Section 52-494 - Notice of rules and writs.

 All notices of rules and writs issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be directed to a proper officer and served by leaving a true and attested copy with the defendant at such time as the court or judge directs; and such court or judge may prescribe a reasonable time for the appearance of the parties.(1949 Rev., S. 8230.)See Sec. 52-65 re service upon nonresident in a quo warranto case.
CT Gen Stat § 52-496 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 919 - Partition or Sale of Real or Personal Property|Section 52-496 - Devise of freehold with contingent interest; partition.

 When any deceased tenant in common, joint tenant or coparcener of real property has devised any freehold interest in the property to any person, with a contingent interest by way of remainder, substitution or executory devise, to any other person, born or unborn, a proper court of equitable jurisdiction may, on the complaint of any person interested, order partition of the property to be made between the devisee or devisees, the surviving cotenant or cotenants and the person having such contingent interest. The decree shall bind the parties and the person having the contingent interest, his heirs and assigns.(1949 Rev., S. 8232; P.A. 82-160, S. 186.)History: P.A. 82-160 replaced “estate” with “property” and made minor technical changes.Cited. 175 C. 463.Cited. 5 CA 142.Cited. 29 CS 465.
CT Gen Stat § 52-497 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 919 - Partition or Sale of Real or Personal Property|Section 52-497 - Decrees to be recorded in land records.

 Each decree for a partition under sections 52-495 and 52-496, together with any actions taken under the decree, shall be recorded in the land records of the town where the real property lies before the decree shall bind any persons, except those who are parties to the complaint and any person having such a contingent interest, if unborn, and his and their heirs.(1949 Rev., S. 8233; P.A. 82-160, S. 187.)History: P.A. 82-160 replaced “estate” with “real property” and rephrased the section.Cited. 5 CA 142.Cited. 29 CS 465.
CT Gen Stat § 52-498 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 919 - Partition or Sale of Real or Personal Property|Section 52-498 - Sale of land when trust cannot be executed.

 (a) If real property is held by a trustee under a trust created by deed or will and, by reason of a change of circumstances or in the condition of the real property since the creation of the trust, the execution of the trust in exact accordance with the terms of the deed or will has become impossible or would fail to secure the objects manifestly intended by the grantor or testator in the deed or will, the superior court for the judicial district in which the real property is situated may, on the complaint of the trustee or any party beneficially interested in the trust, order the sale of the real property, or any part thereof, and the investment of the proceeds, either in other real property or as trust funds generally may be by law invested for the benefit of the party beneficially interested in the trust, in such manner as the court deems the most suitable to secure the objects for which the trust was originally created, as nearly as may be, according to the intent of the original grantor or testator appearing in the original deed or will.(b) All parties interested in the real property, by reason of the trust, or as reversioners, shall be made parties to any action brought under this section.(1949 Rev., S. 8234; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-160, S. 188.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-160 replaced real “estate” with real “property”, rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.Cited. 63 C. 135, 136. Applied in case of church property originally held by trustees, all of whom died without exercising power of appointment of successor; 92 C. 471; so, where church property is no longer in part of city where its use for purposes of worship is feasible; limitations on court's power where donor has inserted express reverter. 98 C. 683, 684; 99 C. 31. Trustee may sell house where person having use of it under testamentary trust renounces provisions of will in lieu of statutory share; 108 C. 264; prerequisites for order of sale. Id., 267. Cited. 120 C. 86; 123 C. 256. Section contemplates writ and complaint in usual form. 133 C. 11.Cited. 5 CA 142.Cited. 9 CS 148. Cy pres doctrine in Connecticut has been adopted by statute since 1886. 15 CS 431. Trustees authorized to sell land and building and invest proceeds of trust establishing a girls' high school where due to changed circumstances it was impractical to continue original plan. 18 CS 517. Trustees may sell residential property deteriorated by age and floods and apply the proceeds to erection of a new building to serve original purpose. 20 CS 364. Cited. 29 CS 465; 31 CS 93.
CT Gen Stat § 52-499 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 919 - Partition or Sale of Real or Personal Property|Section 52-499 - Sale of land to promote the interest of beneficiaries.

 (a) The Superior Court may, on application of any trustee under a will admitted to probate in this state, order the sale of any real property within this state, devised to or held by the trustee in trust, whenever it will, in the opinion of the court, best promote the interest of the beneficiaries under the trust, upon notice given to all parties in interest, when the sale is not prohibited by the will. The court may make any orders necessary to protect the rights of all parties in interest and to carry the sale into full effect.(b) Any application for sale shall be made to the superior court for the judicial district within which the probate district where the will was admitted to probate is situated.(c) The court shall order the fund realized from the sale to be invested by the trustee, for the benefit of the parties interested in the trust, in such investments authorized by law to be made by the savings banks of this state as to the court seems advisable.(1949 Rev., S. 8235; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-160, S. 189.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-160 replaced real “estate” with real “property”, rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.Cited. 63 C. 135; 108 C. 265; 120 C. 86; 123 C. 256.Cited. 5 CA 142.Cited. 29 CS 465; 31 CS 93.