Legal Opinion
Hunte v. Blumenthal
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 23, 1996No. 15356PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether, pursuantto General Statutes §§ 4-165 and 5-141d,1 foster *148parents qualify as “employees” of the state and are, therefore, eligible for defense and indemnification in a wrongful death action brought by the estate of a foster child. The plaintiffs, Alan and Dawne Hunte, brought an action against the defendants, the state of Connecticut and the attorney general for the state of Connecticut,2 seeking a declaratory judgment to determine their statutory rights to defense and indemnification. On the basis of stipulated facts, the trial court held that the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Ambroise v. William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Spring v. ConstantinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Mitzner Ex Rel. Bishop v. State, Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
- Glastonbury Volunteer Ambulance Ass'n v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Miller v. EganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Gupta v. New Britain General HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Shay v. RossiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Peabody, N.E., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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