Town of Groton v. Medbery

This action is brought under General Statutes § 31-293 for the recovery by the plaintiff of workmen’s compensation payments to its employee, a police officer, injured in a collision with and while in pursuit of a motor vehicle stolen and operated by the defendant John G. Medbery, an uneman-cipated minor. The plaintiff also seeks recovery *672from the minor’s father, the defendant Russell S. Medbery, by authority of the parental liability law, § 52-572.

The plaintiff alleges that the minor wilfully and/or maliciously injured and damaged the police officer, known to be pursuing him, by operating a…