• Law Talk 10-5-24

  • Oct 5 2024
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • a. Legal Word of the Day: Mandamus! What happened when Mayor Mark in Shelton tried to kill a development project which had already obtained the necessary municipal board approval. b. Legal Concept of the Day: comparative negligence! Or: can both drivers be responsible for the same collision? c. Legal Rule of the Day: Mailbox Rule! And how it figured into a commercial eviction case in New Haven involving possession of, of all things, a roof top. d. Lawyer loans his client money. Client cannot repay. Lawyer signs a note forgiving the debt. then he sues the client anyway! What kind of weirdness is this, and what can we learn from it? Spoiler alert: absolutely no one involved in this mess came out looking good. Calls: a listener in Meriden had a call about unusual events which occurred, even after his son's auto accident case was fully settled by the Insurance Company. a listener in Hartford wanted to know more about the "Mailbox Rule," and how someone could prove they actually mailed the document in question.
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