Supreme Court of Connecticut
Ferri v. Powell-Ferri
June 16, 2015
Summary
The court affirmed summary judgment for Ferri, holding that Connecticut law does not impose a duty on a spouse to take affirmative steps to recover marital assets removed by a third party during a dissolution proceeding. Existing statutory, procedural, and equitable remedies were deemed sufficient, and no legally sufficient cause of action could be pleaded under the proposed theory. The court also held that summary judgment was procedurally proper because the defect in the cross complaint could not be cured by repleading.