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Conn. Practice Book § 17-41

Relief Permissible on Default

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Upon a default, the plaintiff can have no greater

relief than that demanded in the complaint; but in

any other case the judicial authority may, upon a

proper amendment, grant the plaintiff any other

relief consistent with the case made on the trial

and embraced within the issues.

History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 375.)

Provenance

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Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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