Legal Opinion

Tellar v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 5, 2009No. AC 29504PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GRUENDEL, J.

This appeal concerns the accidental failure of suit statute, General Statutes § 52-592. The plaintiff, Robert J. Tellar, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his age and gender discrimination action against the defendant, Abbott Laboratories, Inc. He claims that the court improperly determined that § 52-592 did not apply under the particular facts at hand. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The procedural posture of this case governs our recitation of the facts underlying the appeal. “When a . . . court decides a . . . question raised by a…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Gaines v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Rocco v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  3. Ruddock v. BurrowesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. Isaac v. Mount Sinai HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. Ross Realty Corp. v. SurkisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972

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3Cited by18 opinions

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