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AMES v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

(13208)

206 Conn. 16 (1988)

LAURIE L. AMES v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk D. Tavtigian, Jr., with whom, on the brief, were Philip S. Walker and Steven M. Greenspan, for the appellant (defendant).

Frank N. Eppinger, with whom, on the brief, was Peter J. Bartinik, for the appellee (plaintiff).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, GLASS and HULL, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

This appeal entails an examination of the circumstances under which a judgment debtor, by use of a writ of audita querela, can obtain relief from a final judgment awarding monetary damages to a judgment creditor. The defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company, filed its application for a writ of audita querela alleging that the plaintiff, Laurie L. Ames, was threatening to cause execution to issue on a judgment in her favor in the amount of $175,000. Because...

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