Culhane v. Culhane

Filing 69

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. The Clerk of the Court will enter judgment in favor of defendant on Counts 2 and 3 of the Amended Complaint and in favor of plaintiff on Count 2 of the Counterclaim. The Court orders that $109,762.73 of the escrow proceeds be distributed to plaintiff and $96,525.11 be distributed to defendant. Signed by Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons on 8/27/2013. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix)(Garcia, M.)

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APPENDIX A – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 Party Paid Def. Ex. Nos. Amount Paid Home Depot Home Depot Dent Electric Ronnie Laite Ronnie Laite William Fisher Zemel’s RJ Drywall John Anderson Jack Urbanski Jack Urbanski John Urbanski John Urbanski Jack Urbanski Walt DeMike Tom’s Paint & Wallpaper Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint Mr. Electric Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Ring’s End Mr. Electric Carpentry Plus Mr. Electric Carpentry Plus Carpentry Plus Carpentry Plus Mr. Electric Mr. Electric Ring’s End Lumber 537Z9 537Z10 537Z36 538X 538X; 535Z122 538Y; 535Z121 538Y;535Z49 538Z1; 535Z53 538Z3; 535Z49 538Z6; 535Z141 538Z6; 535Z135 538Z6; 535Z135 538Z6; 535Z135 535Z58 538Z6; 535Z140 538Z15; 535Z122; 535Z142 538Z19; 538Z31; 535Z88 538Z21; 535Z81 538Z24; 535Z136 538Z24; 535Z66; 535Z147 538Z24; 535Z137 538Z25; 535M; 535Z53 538Z26; 535Z148 538Z30; 535Z84 538Z31; 535Z85 538Z32; 535Z64 538Z32; 535Z64 538Z33 538Z33 538Z33 538Z33 538Z33 538Z35 535I 535J 535K 535O 535Q 535U 535Y 535Z 535Z5 $35.57 $429.15 $172.67 $1,500 $100 $420 $250 $525 $95 $350 $750 $150 $50 $200 $85 $55.23 $15.84 $15.71 $447.24 $28.62 $50 $99.32 $278.92 $36.73 $18.88 $22.64 $81.78 $213.10 $97.82 $12.76 $15.47 $195.73 $39.81 $72.94 $900 $225 $450 $1,750 $440 $49.41 $109.94 $96.27 APPENDIX A – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 Party Paid Def. Ex. Nos. Amount Paid Tom’s Paint Home Depot Ring’s End Lumbar Ring’s End Lumbar Ronnie Laite Home Depot Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint Home Depot Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint and Wallpaper Mike Henry Home Depot Tom’s Paint and Wallpaper John Urbanski Mike Henry Home Depot Dent Electric Mike Henry Sears Jack Urbanski Mike Henry Janice Culhane/Payment for roof Janice Culhane/Payment for roof 535Z11 535Z49 535Z67 535Z70-71 535Z90 535Z91 535Z93 535Z99 535Z100 535Z100 535Z100 535Z1341 535Z134 535Z135 535Z135 535Z139; 535T2 535Z139 535Z140 535Z1513 535Z58 535Z62 535Z74 535Z61 $428.00 $250 $875 $385.42 $1,500 $192.29 $48.06 $59.15 $25 $28.45 $32.94 $9,500 $35.21 $264.44 $450 $3,032.42 $93.16 $102.74 $1,250 $1,267.52 $260 $9,000 $4,000 535Z61 $11,500 1999 Total: $55,511.35 1 See also Def. Ex. 535R (invoice for Henry Roofing, reflecting partial payment in this same amount. Defendant also testified that “-9500” indicates a partial payment); Def. Ex. 535Z74 (check made out to “Janice Culhane” from the parties’ joint checking account in same amount. This check is dated one day after the check made out to Mike Henry in the amount of $9,500. The Court finds that defendant paid Mike Henry from her personal account, and then reimbursed herself from the joint account). 2 See also Def. Ex. 535Z61 (check made out to “Janice Culhane” from the parties’ joint checking account in the amount of $3,100. This check is dated one day after the check made out to Mike Henry in the amount of $3,032.42. The Court finds that defendant paid Mike Henry from her personal account, and then reimbursed herself from the joint account). 3 See also Def. Ex. 535R (invoice for Henry Roofing, reflecting partial payment in this same amount. Defendant also testified that the “1250” indicates a partial payment). APPENDIX B – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2000 Party Paid K-Man Glass & Insulation Corp Roto-Rooter Plumbers Home Depot Dent Electric Doctor Electric Doctor Electric Ronnie Laite Zemel’s Zemel’s Mike Donnegan Amber Lighting Murray Glassman Purpose: repair window trim John Anderson Jr. Tom’s Paint & Wallpaper Tom’s Paint & Wallpaper Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Murray Glassman Tom’s Paint Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Mr. Electric Mr. Electric K-Man Glass Corp. Ring’s End Lumber Doctor Electric Home Depot Ring’s End Lumber Dent Electric Alex Russell Tom’s Paint Home Depot Alex Russell Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint Michael Donigan (sic) Tom’s Paint Home Depot Def. Ex. No. 537Z3 537Z5; 535Z54 537Z12; 538Z34 537Z21 537Z25 537Z26 538X; 535Z52 538Y 538Y 538Z1; 535Z117 538Z3; 535Z55 538Z3; 535Z49 538Z4; 535Z118 538Z4; 535Z102 538Z9 538Z15; 535Z142 538Z17 538Z17 538Z18; 538Z30; 535Z83 538Z22 538Z24; 535Z50 538Z25 538Z27; 535Z115 538Z31; 535Z88 538Z33 538Z34 538Z34 538Z34 538Z34 538Z38; 535Z87 538Z38; 535Z87 535L 535N 535Z7 535Z8 535Z17; 535Z73 535Z18 535Z21 535Z22; 535Z52 535Z27 535Z50 535Z80 535Z98 535Z101 535Z103; 535Z144 535Z116 535Z116; 535Z145 535Z117 Amount Paid $149.22 $987.37 $139.69 $133.93 $99 $259 $500 $500 $250 $200 $86.52 $100 $41.60 $79 $168 $23.30 $61.10 $142 $36.74 $100 $44 $170.89 $347.08 $47.97 $23.74 $62.14 $25.13 $130.28 $217.20 $50.43 $24.35 $72.94 $72.94 $631.77 $114.70 $258.70 $1,304.05 $62.58 $141.97 $1,500 $58 $236.97 $125 $17.53 $28.61 $40 $51.80 $65.62 APPENDIX B – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2000 Party Paid Tom’s Paint Home Depot Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint Tom’s Paint Def. Ex. No. 535Z119 535Z120 535Z145 535Z146 535Z158 2000 Total: Amount Paid $58 $150 $58.19 $28.55 $217.02 $10,494.62 APPENDIX C – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 Party Paid/Purpose Jennings Oil Company Alex Russell Zemel’s Scott Thompson Jim Sarafin Scott Thompson Alex Russell Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Doctor Electric Inc. Doctor Electric Inc. Doctor Electric Inc. Ring’s End Lumber Ring’s End Lumber Ring’s End Lumber Home Depot Michael Donnegan Tom’s Paint Home Depot Buzaid Def. Ex. No. 548E 537T 538Y 538Z2 538Z4; 535Z35 538Z22; 535Z152 538Z23; 535Z152 538Z24; 535Z150 538Z24; 535Z60 538Z24; 535Z133 538Z27 538Z27;535Z115 538Z30;535Z83 538Z34 535G; 535Z60 535Z3 535Z4; 535Z133 535Z26; 535Z150 535Z29; 535Z60 535Z60 535Z128 535Z149 535Z153 535Z157 253Z157; 535Z14 2001 Total: Amount Paid $117.94 $1,360 $250 $105 $65 $35 $390 $105.96 $92.16 $33.82 $29.58 $14 $178.97 $42.30 $247.50 $90 $116 $401.96 $132.60 $289.38 $50.51 $290 $23.89 $48.69 $444.14 $4,954.40 APPENDIX D – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2002 Party Paid Jennings Oil Company K-Man Glass & Insulation Corp. Charlie Slitzker Charlie Slitzker Charlie Slitzker Ray Roth Paint Supply Ne Kenneally Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Fred Murray Ray Roth Paint Supply Ray Roth Paint Supply Ray Roth Paint Supply Ray Roth Paint Supply Doctor Electric Inc. Ring’s End Lumber Ring’s End Lumber Michael Donigan (sic) Home Depot Charlie Slitzker Home Depot Ray Roth Paint Supply Ray Roth Paint Supply Charlie Slitzker Home Depot Home Depot Charlie Slitzker Dr. Electric Home Depot Def. Ex. No. 548E 537Z4; 535Z1; 535Z108 538Y 538Y 538Z1; 535Z105 538Z20; 535Z78 538Z22; 535Z125 538Z24; 535Z129 538Z25; 535Z130 538Z26; 535Z160 538Z26; 535Z160 538Z26; 535Z51 538Z26 538Z26 538Z27; 535Z130 538Z29 538Z35; 535Z59 538Z35; 535Z113 538Z35; 535Z159 538Z40; 535Z84 535Z2; 535Z131 535Z28 535Z30 535Z48 535Z51 535Z107 535Z107 535Z110 535Z113 535Z124; 535Z13 535Z131 535Z131 535Z132 535Z156 535Z159 2002 Total: Amount Paid $145.59 $166.02 $75 $85 $450.46 $11.40 $260 $33.88 $29.96 $32.21 $101.51 $177.84 $35.30 $24.71 $33.77 $65 $52.93 $46.09 $51.81 $43.57 $145 $450.46 $64.70 $310 $134.51 $85 $35.94 $28.45 $25.80 $117 $14.77 $33.81 $75 $95 $45.16 $3,582.64 APPENDIX E – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2003 Party Paid Home Depot Bud Brady Giovanni Alvarez Ramon Garcia Ridgefield Lumbar Michael Donnegan J&B Service Company Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Ray Roth Paint Supply Doctor Electric Doctor Electric AA-All American Locksmiths Jennings Oil Company Doctor Electric Inc. Ray Roth Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Ray Roth J&B Collins Hannafin 1 Def. Ex. No. 537Z37 538L 538X; 535Z37 538Z4; 535Z112 538Z5; 535Z33 538Z5; 535Z33 538Z23; 535F 538Z27; 535Z97 538Z27; 535Z106 538Z27 538Z35 535H1 535Z6 535Z9 535Z15 535Z24; 535Z97 535Z46 535Z92 535Z92 535Z94 535Z94 535Z95 535Z161 2003 Total: Amount Paid $400.70 $97 $1,600 $100 $292.52 $1,550 $180.76 $21.09 $47.31 $37.74 $51.60 $105 $95 $99.60 $5,904 $201 $56.92 $70.39 $31.74 $79.54 $31.48 $180.76 $75 $11,309.15 See also Def. Ex. 535Z73 (credit card invoice for item claimed. Defendant testified this receipt was to repair a light fixture that caught on fire. This testimony, and the amount of the receipt, corroborate the invoice description set forth on Def. Ex. 535H). APPENDIX F – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2004 Party Paid Danbury Tile Danbury Tile Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot Ring’s End Lumbar J&B Service Company Home Depot Michael Donnegan Home Depot J&B Service Company Home Depot Home Depot Michael Donnegan Home Depot Def. Ex. No. 538Z5; 535Z114 538Z5; 535Z109 538Z25; 535Z127 538Z26; 535Z43 538Z27; 535Z43 535P; 535Z42 535Z23 535Z34 535Z34; 535Z25 535Z38 535Z65 535Z104 535Z111 535Z123; 535Z25 535Z126 2004 Total: Amount Paid $663 $300 $66.99 $328.15 $43.89 $183.27 $136.90 $42.14 $1,231 $113 $167.01 $56.36 $56.39 $728 $179.14 $4,295.24 APPENDIX G – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2005 Party Paid Michael’s P.T.M. Home Depot Brusca Seamless Gutters J&B Plumbing Michael Donnegan Home Depot Home Depot Home Depot J&B Service Company 1 Def. Ex. No. 537Z1 538Z32; 535Z77 535Z10 535Z39 535Z39 535Z40 535Z40 535Z44 535Z56 2005 Total: Amount Paid $2,3941 $14.38 $200 $185.79 $800 $61.33 $147.33 $48.07 $163 $4,013.90 See also Def. Ex. 538Z5 (check made out to Mike Donnegan in amount of $794, the same “balance due” indicated on the Michael’s P.T.M. invoice marked as Def. Ex. 537Z1). APPENDIX H – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2006 Party Paid Ring’s End Lumbar Americlean Home Depot Home Depot Lowe’s John’s Appliance, Inc. J&B Service Company Murray Glassman Michael’s P.T.M. Lowe’s Def. Ex. No. 538Q; 538Z23; 522J; 535Z154 538V 538Z26; 535Z155 538Z26; 535Z155 538Z26; 535Z155 538Z28 535E 535Z158 522H 522I 2006 Total: Amount Paid $33.84 $127.20 $36.94 $27.06 $17.19 $135.68 $221.04 $100 $488 $402.80 $1,589.75 APPENDIX I – DEFENDANT’S EXPENSES INCURRED AFTER VACATING PROPERTY (2007 and 2008) Party Paid Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Connecticut Light and Power Jennings Oil Company Jennings Oil Company Jennings Oil Company Jennings Oil Company J&B Services LLC J&B Services LLC Lowe’s Lowe’s Home Depot Doctor Electric Inc. Outdoor-Works, LLC Town of Bethel Jennings Oil Company Connecticut Light and Power Yankee Gas Ansmor Estate Liquidators 1 Def. Ex. No. 545 545A; 545E; 522R 545B; 545F; 522Q 545C 545G 545H 454I 548D; 522O 548D 548B; 522N 548A 538G 538H; 538I; 538J 538S & 538Z1 538Z1 538Z27 522E1 522K 522L 522M 522P 522S 522U 2007-08 Total: Amount Paid $230.53 $32.64 $31.41 $104.75 $26.66 $102.14 $13.99 $227.90 $491.33 $597.68 $577.58 $381.07 $618.51 $238.24 $432.48 $14.51 $2,842 $53 $93 $577.45 $62.38 $54.23 $1,550 $9,353.48 $41.48 claimed by defendant in exhibit 522F will not be credited to her, as the Court finds this amount accounted in the invoice for Doctor Electric. See Def. Ex. 522E.

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