Section 25-15.—Further Pleading by Defendant
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a defendant whose motion to dismiss was denied plead further without giving up the right to contest jurisdiction.
Full Text of Section 25-15
If any motion to dismiss is denied with respect to any jurisdictional issue, the defendant may plead further without waiving his or her right to contest jurisdiction further.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.)
Plain-English Summary
A defendant who loses a motion to dismiss on a jurisdictional issue faces an old trap: answering the complaint might be treated as accepting the court’s authority. This section removes it. Where a motion to dismiss is denied with respect to any jurisdictional issue, the defendant may plead further without waiving the right to contest jurisdiction further.
So the case can move forward on the merits while the jurisdictional objection stays alive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I waive jurisdiction by answering after my motion to dismiss is denied?
No. If a motion to dismiss is denied with respect to any jurisdictional issue, the defendant may plead further without waiving the right to contest jurisdiction further.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-15). 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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