ADVEST, INC. v. WACHTEL

(15090)

235 Conn. 559 (1995)

ADVEST, INC., ET AL. v. ALLEN WACHTEL ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan B. Taylor, with whom, on the brief, was Rhoda L. Rudnick, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Lawrence R. Gelber, pro hac vice, with whom, on the brief, was Patricia A. King, for the appellees (defendants).

Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Borden, Berdon and Katz, Js.


BERDON, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing permanently to enjoin a party from pursuing arbitration in New York on the ground that there was a final personal judgment in Connecticut on the same claim in favor of the other party. More specifically, we must determine whether a judgment based upon an action barred by the statute of limitations in Connecticut is final on the merits so as to preclude, under...

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