A cause of action for legal relief for breach of contract may be joined with another cause of action for equitable relief growing out of another contract, although such contracts in no way relate to each other.
Section 10-24.—Legal and Equitable Relief
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section permits a plaintiff to join a legal claim for breach of one contract with an equitable claim growing out of a separate contract, even when the two contracts have no relationship to each other.
Full Text of Section 10-24
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 136.)
Plain-English Summary
A cause of action seeking legal relief for breach of contract can be joined with a separate cause of action seeking equitable relief that grows out of a different contract. The two contracts do not need to relate to each other in any way for the claims to be joined in the same complaint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can legal and equitable claims from different contracts be joined in Connecticut?
Yes. Section 10-24 allows a legal relief claim for breach of one contract to be joined with an equitable relief claim growing out of another contract.
Do the two contracts need to be related for the claims to be joined?
No. Section 10-24 states that the claims may be joined even though the underlying contracts in no way relate to each other.
How does this section relate to Section 10-21's rule on legal and equitable relief?
Section 10-21 already allows a complaint to include both legal and equitable causes of action, and Section 10-24 confirms this extends even to claims arising from entirely unrelated contracts.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 10-24). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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