Connecticut General Statutes/Title 52/Chapter 901/Section 52-249a

CGS § 52-249a. Costs and attorney's fee in action upon a bond substituted for a mechanic's lien.

A plaintiff who prevails in any action upon a bond which has been substituted for a mechanic's lien shall be allowed costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.

Short History

(P.A. 07-120, S. 1.)

Citations

Plaintiff is not entitled to attorney's fees under section, which was enacted after plaintiff filed mechanic's lien and substituted bond in lieu thereof, because legislature is presumed to have intended prospective application only as section creates a new substantive right and is not merely clarifying legislation. 119 CA 423.

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