Legal Opinion
Ryszkiewicz v. City of New Britain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 10, 1984No. 11134PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal concerns the constitutionality of a special act of the Connecticut General Assembly. That special act, adopting the charter of the city of New Britain, inter alia, limits the city’s liability for damages caused by ice or snow on the city’s highways to $1000. We hold that that limitation violates the equal protection guarantees of the United States and Connecticut constitutions.
*591The case was tried to a jury, who could reasonably have found the following facts: On the morning of December 13,1977, the plaintiff, Jennie M. Ryszkiewicz, was walking on a sidewalk…
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3Cited by65 opinions
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