Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 17, 2010No. SC 18361PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The sole question in this appeal is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars a claim for postjudgment interest against the defendant state of Connecticut 1 in a motor vehicle negligence action brought pursuant to General Statutes § 52-556. 2 The state appeals 3 from the judgment of the trial court, which awarded postjudgment interest pursuant to General Statutes § 37-3b, 4 based on its determination that § 52-556 waives the state’s sovereign immunity not only with respect to damages arising from a state employee’s negligent operation of state owned and operated…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pamela B. v. MentSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Miller v. EganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Struckman v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. OrrSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. B.BSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. BBSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Stotler v. Department of TransportationConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
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