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WETZEL v. THORNE

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202 Conn. 561 (1987)

DENISE WETZEL ET AL. v. GARETH THORNE, COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETARDATION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Calibey, with whom was Andrew S. Groher, for the appellants (petitioners).

Patricia Lilly Harleston, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, and Robert W. Garvey, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (respondent).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SANTANIELLO, DUPONT and HADDEN, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The sole issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that the petitioners had failed to establish "reasonable cause" in their petition for a new trial pursuant to General Statutes § 52-270 (a).1 The petitioners, Denise Wetzel and her father, Donald Wetzel, sought a new trial in order to have a hearing on the merits of their claims against...

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