Rule 17-11. Offer of Compromise by Defendant; How Made

In any action on contract, or seeking the recovery of money damages, whether or not other relief is sought, the defendant may not later than thirty days before the commencement of jury selection in a jury trial or before the commencement of evidence in a court trial file with the clerk of the court a written offer of compromise signed by the defendant or the defendant's attorney, directed to the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney, offering to settle the claim underlying the action for a sum certain. (See General Statutes § 52-193 and annotations.)

Committee Notes

(Amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 342.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to