Connecticut § 51-108 - Files and minutes admissible as evidence.

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§ 51-108. Files and minutes admissible as evidence.

Sec. 51-108. Files and minutes admissible as evidence. In the absence of a formal record, the files and minutes of a justice of the peace in any action heard and determined by him shall be admissible as evidence in all actions brought on such judgment after his decease or removal from this state.

(1949 Rev., S. 7563.)

Minutes need not be technically full and accurate. 51 C. 541.

Secs. 51-109 and 51-110. Justice not reelected; pending matters. Compensation of justices. Sections 51-109 and 51-110 are repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 3616, 7564; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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