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      Sec. 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161). Filing and lodging papers upon decision. (a) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that might have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the Superior Court who would have been the custodian thereof had the action been tried by the court in the judicial district.

      (b) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that could not have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, if the action relates to an interest in land, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district in which the land affected is located.

      (c) When an action is tried by a judge of the Superior Court other than those mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and it is not otherwise provided by law where the file and papers shall be lodged, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall designate a clerk of the Superior Court with whom the file and papers shall be lodged and shall thereupon lodge them and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk.

      (d) The clerk of the Superior Court with whom a file, papers and memorandum of decision are lodged pursuant to this section is the lawful custodian thereof.

      (1949 Rev., S. 7607; P.A. 76-436, S. 660, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 55; P.A. 05-288, S. 172.)

      History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-161 transferred to Sec. 51-190a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and changed "cause" to "action"; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005.

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      Sec. 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161). Filing and lodging papers upon decision. (a) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that might have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the Superior Court who would have been the custodian thereof had the action been tried by the court in the judicial district.

      (b) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that could not have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, if the action relates to an interest in land, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district in which the land affected is located.

      (c) When an action is tried by a judge of the Superior Court other than those mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and it is not otherwise provided by law where the file and papers shall be lodged, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall designate a clerk of the Superior Court with whom the file and papers shall be lodged and shall thereupon lodge them and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk.

      (d) The clerk of the Superior Court with whom a file, papers and memorandum of decision are lodged pursuant to this section is the lawful custodian thereof.

      (1949 Rev., S. 7607; P.A. 76-436, S. 660, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 55; P.A. 05-288, S. 172.)

      History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-161 transferred to Sec. 51-190a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and changed "cause" to "action"; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005.

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      Sec. 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161). Filing and lodging papers upon decision. (a) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that might have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the Superior Court who would have been the custodian thereof had the action been tried by the court in the judicial district.

      (b) In the trial of an action before a judge of the Superior Court that could not have been brought to the Superior Court, the judge, when a decision has been reached, if the action relates to an interest in land, shall lodge the file and papers in the action and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district in which the land affected is located.

      (c) When an action is tried by a judge of the Superior Court other than those mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and it is not otherwise provided by law where the file and papers shall be lodged, the judge, when a decision has been reached, shall designate a clerk of the Superior Court with whom the file and papers shall be lodged and shall thereupon lodge them and a memorandum of his decision with the clerk.

      (d) The clerk of the Superior Court with whom a file, papers and memorandum of decision are lodged pursuant to this section is the lawful custodian thereof.

      (1949 Rev., S. 7607; P.A. 76-436, S. 660, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 55; P.A. 05-288, S. 172.)

      History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-161 transferred to Sec. 51-190a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and changed "cause" to "action"; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005.