Sullivan v. Lazzari, 43 A.3d 750 (2012)

Citation: Sullivan v. Lazzari, 43 A.3d 750 (2012)
Parent Document: Sullivan v. Lazzari, 43 A.3d 750 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2012-05-29
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2294526/sullivan-v-lazzari/ ↗

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now triable to a jury.” Id., 514-15. The court rejected that claim and stated that “while article first, § 19 of the Connecticut constitution provides that the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate, this did not mean that such a right could not be subjected to reasonable conditions and regulations. . . . [I]n some cases, where the monetary interests are relatively small, such regulations and conditions operate to cut off the right completely. ... In establishing such conditions and regulations the legislature is free to use the character of the tenancy as a benchmark rather than its monetary value so long as there is a rational basis for such procedure.” (Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 515. The court concluded that the legislature had a rational basis for the conditions and regulations set forth in § 52-215. Id., 515-16.

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