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BILLINGTON v. BILLINGTON

(14143)

220 Conn. 212 (1991)

JERI L. BILLINGTON v. RANDALL J. BILLINGTON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Garlick, with whom, on the brief, was Alan Saltzman, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Randall J. Billington, pro se, for the appellee (defendant).

C. Ian McLachlan, William H. Narwold and Laura B. Welch filed a brief for Connecticut Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as amicus curiae.

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and BORDEN, Js.

BORDEN, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal1 is whether a party to a marital dissolution judgment must establish, in order subsequently to open the judgment based upon a claim of fraud, that she was diligent during the original action in attempting to discover the fraud. We conclude that the movant need not establish such diligence, and accordingly reverse the judgment of the Appellate...

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