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DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS v. ECAP CONSTRUCTION CO.

(SC 16036)

250 Conn. 553 (1999)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS v. ECAP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released September 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurann Asklof, assistant attorney general, with whom were Lawrence Russ, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, was Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Vincent M. Simko, with whom were Daniel H. Schneider and Mary H. Trainer, legal intern, for the appellee (named defendant).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, JS.

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The dispositive issue raised by this appeal is whether, under General Statutes § 4-61,1 a contractor who claims that the state has breached a public works contract may compel the state to arbitrate a dispute over the state's alleged agreement to settle the contractor's underlying breach of contract claim. We conclude that the state may not be compelled...

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