Section 52-82 – Withdrawal when court not in session or before return day

May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Connecticut

The plaintiff may withdraw a civil action when the Superior Court is not in session or at any time before the return day, by filing in the clerk’s office a written notice of the withdrawal, signed by himself or his attorney, specifying the action withdrawn and the time of withdrawal. The clerk shall enter the action on the docket of the court, at or before its next return day, with a note of the withdrawal and of its date.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 52-82

(1949 Rev., S. 7803; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 37; P.A. 76-436, S. 402, 681; P.A. 82-160, S. 31.)

A suit before a justice of the peace cannot be withdrawn before it is returned. 29 C. 519. Cited. 123 Conn. 168.