(a) In any appeal from any order or decree of a Probate Court, if the appellee is the party who applied for the order or decree and if the appellee appears in the Superior Court to contest the matter being appealed, the court may, at its discretion, order the appellee to give bond to the state for the payment to the appellant of the appellant's costs of suit if judgment is rendered for the appellant.(b) If the appellee neglects to comply with the order of the court, the court may make any disposition of the case favorable to the appellant that it deems proper.(1949 Rev., S. 7077; P.A. 80-227, S. 22, 24; 80-476, S. 99; P.A. 19-47, S. 15.)History: P.A. 80-227 specified that bond be given 'to the state', effective July 1, 1981; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and made minor changes in wording; Sec. 45-295 transferred to Sec. 45a-193 in 1991; P.A. 19-47 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).Annotation to former section 45-295:Bond formerly taken to judge. 9 C. 389. (a) In any appeal from any order or decree of a Probate Court, if the appellee is the party who applied for the order or decree and if the appellee appears in the Superior Court to contest the matter being appealed, the court may, at its discretion, order the appellee to give bond to the state for the payment to the appellant of the appellant's costs of suit if judgment is rendered for the appellant.(b) If the appellee neglects to comply with the order of the court, the court may make any disposition of the case favorable to the appellant that it deems proper.(1949 Rev., S. 7077; P.A. 80-227, S. 22, 24; 80-476, S. 99; P.A. 19-47, S. 15.)History: P.A. 80-227 specified that bond be given 'to the state', effective July 1, 1981; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and made minor changes in wording; Sec. 45-295 transferred to Sec. 45a-193 in 1991; P.A. 19-47 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).Annotation to former section 45-295:Bond formerly taken to judge. 9 C. 389.
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