CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 3.3-2
Statute of Limitation Defense - Occurrence not Discovery
Note: Use if plaintiff asserts lack of knowledge of cause of action, except if fraudulent
concealment is alleged in pleadings, but note that some statutes of limitation, notably, § 52-
584, provide that suit must be brought within a period from the acts on which liability is
based but within a shorter period from discovery.
The time limit for bringing an action applies even if a plaintiff does not discover that (he/she) has
been harmed or does not discover that (he/she) has a claim until the period for bringing a suit has
expired. Under Connecticut law, the time period for bringing suit begins to run from the time of
the act or occurrence, not from the time the party discovers it.
Note: Adapt or omit this paragraph if a tolling doctrine is invoked.
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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