O'Connor v. Larocque
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| O'Connor v. Larocque | |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
|---|---|
| Citation | 302 Conn. 562, 31 A.3d 1 |
| Date decided | November 1, 2011 |
Facts
- In 1971, Mr. Perkowski died intestate.
- At the time, Perkowski owned a vacant lot in Connecticut.
- A 1/3 interest in the lot went to Perkowski's widow while a 1/6 interest went to each of the 4 children
- However, the widow mistakenly believed that she had inherited everything (i.e., the whole lot)
- Based on the said assumption, the widow conveyed the entire lot to her daughter & son-in-law (the daughter's husband) "O'Connor" in 1980
- Later in 1987, the daughter O'Connor realized that her mother had only a 1/3 interest (2/6) in the lot
