Legal Opinion
Rocco v. Garrison
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 27, 2004No. SC 16819PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
In this action to recover damages for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiffs, Anna Rocco and Joseph Rocco, appeal1 from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, Mary Garrison. In granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, the trial court concluded that the action had not been brought within two years of the date of the accident, as required by General Statutes § 52-584,2 and that the accidental failure of suit *544statute (savings statute), General Statutes § 52-592,3 did not operate to save the plaintiffs’ action. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dowling v. Finley Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Lacasse v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Spears v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Converse v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc. v. M & M Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Cantonbury Heights Condominium Ass'n v. Local Land Development, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Bayer v. Showmotion, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Cogan v. Chase Manhattan Auto Financial Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Mazurek v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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