In spring 1982, Thomas F. Ziemba flew his Cessna over the state capitol trailing a banner that read “My ’82 Chevy is one reason Conn. needs a lemon law.”
It was one of the more colorful attempts to show support for state representative John J. Woodcock III, who was trying to enact a lemon law to protect consumers from bad cars. On June 4, 1982, Gov. William A. O’Neill signed the first lemon law in the country into effect...