Judgment Granted in Case Alleging Wrongfully Seized Property

Represented owners of a residential property in Hartford that was purchased at a tax sale. Following closing the plaintiff, who claimed that the City had wrongfully seized his property and sold it to our clients, brought a quiet title claim against our clients and the City. On a motion to strike, we argued that plaintiff’s quiet title claim was barred by the Connecticut Recording Statute, CGS sec. 47-10, because his purported deed was never recorded. The trial court agreed and issued judgment for our clients. Cornelius v. Rosario et al., Hartford Superior Court, February 18, 2010.