Sec. 52-549u. Arbitration of certain civil actions. Rules of procedure.
Sec. 52-549u. Arbitration of certain civil actions. Rules of procedure. In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges of the Superior Court may
make such rules as they deem necessary to provide a procedure in accordance with
which the court, in its discretion, may refer to an arbitrator, for proceedings authorized
pursuant to this chapter, any civil action in which in the discretion of the court, the
reasonable expectation of a judgment is less than fifty thousand dollars exclusive of
legal interest and costs and in which a claim for a trial by jury and a certificate of closed
pleadings have been filed. An award under this section shall not exceed fifty thousand
dollars, exclusive of legal interest and costs. Any party may petition the court to become
eligible to participate in the arbitration process as provided in this section.
(P.A. 82-441, S. 7, 23; P.A. 97-24, S. 2, 7; 97-40, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 82-441, S. 7 effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 97-24 changed amount in demand from less than $15,000 to a
civil action which in discretion of court has reasonable expectation of judgment of less than $50,000, made change in
procedure by requiring filing of certificate of closed pleadings, using language identical to that of P.A. 97-40, and added
provisions re maximum award of $50,000 and re petition by any party for arbitration, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 97-40 required filing of certificate of closed pleadings.
Cited. 237 C. 758.
Cited. 9 CA 218. Not unconstitutional as abolishing right to trial by jury; that right is preserved by Sec. 52-549z. 13
CA 189. Cited. 15 CA 185.