Equity One, Inc. v. Shivers — 6/2/2014

This case comes to us on remand from our Supreme Court. We previously remanded the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the plaintiff, Equity One, Inc., had standing. Equity One, Inc. v. Shivers, 125 Conn. App. 201, 9 A.3d 379 (2010). Our Supreme Court reversed our decision and determined that the trial court properly found that the plaintiff had standing to bring the action. Equity One, Inc. v. Shivers, 310 Conn. 119, 74 A.3d 1225 (2013). Our Supreme Court remanded the case to us with direction to address the defendant’s remaining claim, that action had been taken in the trial court in violation of the automatic bankruptcy stay. Id., 125 n.2. The defendant…claims on appeal that the trial court improperly rendered judgment in violation of the stay. We reverse in part the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

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