{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-221a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-221a","heading":"Hearing in damages: Proof of damages on defendant's failure to appear.","body":"In any hearing in damages at which the defendant fails to appear in person or by counsel the plaintiff shall be permitted to submit affidavits, duly sworn and acknowledged, of damages and special damages as proof of such damages.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 900*. COURT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_900.htm#sec_52-221a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"dcf7c8796c5277a91a090eacbf37ad0c99d247402701edea1934e4969158dc2b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-221","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}