Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 11, 2001No. SC 16485PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The sole issue in this appeal1 is whether a municipal defendant, sought to be held liable for breach of its statutory duty to maintain and repair local roadways under General Statutes § 13a-149,2 may seek *58indemnification from a third party who, the municipality alleges, actively and negligently caused the plaintiffs injuries. The defendant, the city of New Haven, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion for summary judgment of the third party defendant, The Mary Wade Home, Inc. (Mary Wade Home), on the defendant’s third party complaint. On appeal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Bartram v. Town of SharonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Lukas v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Bovat v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Centimark Corp. v. Village Manor Associates Ltd. PartnershipConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- McIntosh v. SullivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Himmelstein v. Town of WindsorConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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