Sec. 52-194. Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise.
Sec. 52-194. Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise. In any action, the
plaintiff may, within sixty days after being notified by the defendant of the filing of an
offer of compromise, file with the clerk of the court a written acceptance of the offer
signed by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney agreeing to settle the underlying action
for the sum certain specified in the defendant's offer of compromise. Upon the filing
of the written acceptance and receipt by the plaintiff of such sum certain, the plaintiff
shall file a withdrawal of the action with the clerk of the court and the clerk shall record
the withdrawal of the action against the defendant accordingly. No trial may be postponed because the period within which the plaintiff may accept the offer has not expired,
except at the discretion of the court.
(1949 Rev., S. 7943; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 111; P.A. 82-160, S. 95; P.A. 05-275, S. 6.)
History: 1959 act deleted provisions for actions before justices of the peace; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section; P.A.
05-275 increased from 10 days to 60 days the time period for acceptance of the offer, replaced "offer of judgment" with
"offer of compromise", provided that by filing the acceptance the plaintiff was "agreeing to settle the underlying action
for the sum certain specified in the defendant's offer of compromise" and replaced "Upon the filing of the written acceptance,
the court shall render judgment against the defendant as upon default for the sum so named and for the costs accrued at
the time of the defendant's giving the plaintiff notice of the offer" with "Upon the filing of the written acceptance and
receipt by the plaintiff of such sum certain, the plaintiff shall file a withdrawal of the action with the clerk of the court and
the clerk shall record the withdrawal of the action against the defendant accordingly", effective October 1, 2005, and
applicable to actions accruing on or after that date.
See note to Sec. 52-193.
Cited. 163 C. 445. Cited. 239 C. 708. Language of section unambiguously provides that written acceptance of a party's
offer of judgment against defendant must result in court's rendering judgment against defendant. 258 C. 299.
Cited. 10 CS 166.