Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 900 - Court Practice and Procedure
Section 52-189. - Surety company bond acceptable.

Any surety company chartered by this state or authorized to do business herein may be accepted as surety or recognizor upon any bond or recognizance required by law in any civil action or in any proceeding instituted under the statutes of this state. In any action where a bond or recognizance is by law required, the bond of the company, duly executed and conditioned for the performance of the obligations expressed in the bond or recognizance, may be accepted by the person having authority thereto, and shall be filed by him in the court to which the action or proceeding is returnable or pending.

(1949 Rev., S. 7935; P.A. 82-160, S. 90.)
History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
It seems that bonds of surety companies for costs were lawful before statute. 70 C. 558. Rule of construction favoring surety does not extend to surety company. 78 C. 702; 109 C. 266.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 52 - Civil Actions

Chapter 900 - Court Practice and Procedure

Section 52-185. - Bond or recognizance for prosecution.

Section 52-186 to 52-188. - Court may order bond. Member of community defending to give bond. Court may order bond by nonresident defendant in realty action.

Section 52-189. - Surety company bond acceptable.

Section 52-190. - Action on probate bond. Endorsement of writ.

Section 52-190a. - Prior reasonable inquiry and certificate of good faith required in negligence action against a health care provider. Ninety-day extension of statute of limitations.

Section 52-190b. - Designation of negligence action against health care provider as complex litigation case.

Section 52-190c. - Mandatory mediation for negligence action against health care provider. Stipulation by mediator and parties. Rules.

Section 52-191. - Precedence of actions in favor of the state.

Section 52-191a. - Precedence of certain actions involving zoning ordinances and regulations.

Section 52-191b. - Precedence of proceedings involving planning commissions.

Section 52-191c. - Precedence of actions involving terminally ill persons.

Section 52-192. - Precedence of other cases in order of trial.

Section 52-192a. - Offer of compromise by plaintiff. Acceptance by defendant. Amount and computation of interest.

Section 52-192b. - Offers of judgment. Applicability.

Section 52-193. - Offer of compromise by defendant.

Section 52-194. - Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise.

Section 52-195. - Effect of failure to accept defendant's offer of compromise.

Section 52-195a. (Formerly Sec. 52-256). - Unliquidated damages; tender.

Section 52-195b. - Referral of civil action involving motor vehicle to alternative dispute resolution program. Expedited process case. Privileged case.

Section 52-195c. - Time period for payment of settlement amount.

Section 52-196. - Motion to continue or postpone.

Section 52-196a. - Filing of special motion to dismiss based on exercise of certain state or federal constitutional rights in connection with matter of public concern. Court procedure.

Section 52-197. - Motion for disclosure. Rules.

Section 52-197b. - Discovery outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.

Section 52-198. - Disclosure; examination of officer of corporation.

Section 52-199. - Questions which need not be answered. Self-incrimination.

Section 52-200. - Disclosure not conclusive.

Section 52-200a. - Defendant's insurance liability policy limits and insurer's duty to indemnify subject to discovery.

Section 52-201. - Action on nonnegotiable instruments; defense. Assignment.

Section 52-203. - Demand for receipt not to vitiate a legal tender.

Section 52-204. - Recovery of expenditures by husband or parent.

Section 52-205. - Court may determine order in which issues shall be tried.

Section 52-206. - Writings; admission of their execution.

Section 52-207. - Defense based on Sunday contract.

Section 52-208. - Reception of evidence objected to as inadmissible.

Section 52-209. - Argument of counsel; time limit.

Section 52-210. - Motion for nonsuit.

Section 52-211. - Refusal to set aside nonsuit; appeal.

Section 52-212. - Opening judgment upon default or nonsuit.

Section 52-212a. - Civil judgment or decree opened or set aside within four months only.

Section 52-213 and 52-214. - Justice of the peace to keep docket, entry fee. Jury in suit before justice of the peace.

Section 52-215. - Dockets. Jury cases. Court cases.

Section 52-215a. - Jury of six in civil actions.

Section 52-216. - Deciding questions of law and of fact.

Section 52-216a. - Reading of agreements or releases to jury prohibited. Adjustments for excessive and inadequate verdicts permitted.

Section 52-216b. - Articulation to trier of fact of amount of damages claimed to be recoverable permitted.

Section 52-216c. - Failure to call a witness. Jury instruction prohibited; argument by counsel permitted.

Section 52-217. - Violation of statute by minor.

Section 52-218. - Jury may try issues of fact in equitable action.

Section 52-219. - Claim for damages and equitable relief; separate trials.

Section 52-220. - Hearing in damages: When to jury.

Section 52-221. - Hearing in damages: Evidence. Notice.

Section 52-221a. - Hearing in damages: Proof of damages on defendant's failure to appear.

Section 52-222. - Verdict by nine jurors.

Section 52-223. - Jury may be three times returned to consider verdict.

Section 52-224. - Special verdicts. Jury to assess damages.

Section 52-225. - Judgment on verdict; assessment of damages when judgment rendered other than on verdict.

Section 52-225a. - Reduction in economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death actions for collateral source payments.

Section 52-225b. - “Collateral sources” defined.

Section 52-225c. - Recovery of collateral source benefits prohibited.

Section 52-225d. - Payment of damages in lump sum and periodic installments in personal injury, wrongful death and property damage actions.

Section 52-225e. - Notice of settlement in excess of ten thousand dollars by insurer to claimant.

Section 52-225f. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights prior to October 1, 2003.

Section 52-225g. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Definitions.

Section 52-225h. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Required disclosures to payee.

Section 52-225i. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Approval.

Section 52-225j. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Effect.

Section 52-225k. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Procedure for approval.

Section 52-225l. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: General provisions.

Section 52-226. - Trial to the court. Special finding.

Section 52-226a. - Special finding that action or defense without merit and not in good faith.

Section 52-227. - Judgment for or against some of the parties only.

Section 52-228. - Judgment too large; remittitur; correction.

Section 52-228a. - Appeal from order of remittitur or additur.

Section 52-228b. - Setting aside of verdict in action claiming money damages.

Section 52-228c. - Remittitur when noneconomic damages in negligence action against health care provider determined to be excessive.

Section 52-229 and 52-230. - Continuance of cases on docket of Superior Court or Court of Common Pleas. Discontinuance of cases in Circuit Court.

Section 52-231. - Facts on which judgments found to appear on record.

Section 52-231a. - Filing of affidavit re other custody proceedings; visitation rights.

Section 52-231b. - Entry of order or judgment or approval of settlement that prohibits or restricts disclosure of sexual abuse of minor prohibited.

Section 52-232. - Judge to file memorandum of decision on demurrer.

Section 52-233. - Certification of statutory appeals taken to a judge.

Section 52-234. - Time for entering of justice appeals.

Section 52-235. - Reservation of questions of law.

Section 52-235a. - Declaratory judgment to determine orders of priorities.

Section 52-235b. - Proceedings stayed if attorney unable to appear.

Section 52-235c. - Referral to alternative dispute resolution program. Stay of proceedings in court.

Section 52-235d. - Mediation. Disclosure.

Section 52-235e. - Stay of proceedings in action against crime victim during pendency of criminal proceeding.

Section 52-235f. - Referral to arbitration of civil action involving claim for bodily injury arising out of motor vehicle accident.