Legal Opinion
Lachowicz v. Rugens
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 16, 2010No. AC 30574PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MIHALAKOS, J.
The plaintiff, Ami Lachowicz, 1 appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, Matthew Rugens, in this negligence action. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment after concluding that the defendant owed no legal duty to her. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The record reveals the following facts. It is undisputed that on June 12, 2005, the plaintiff and the defendant were volunteer firefighters for the New Hartford volunteer fire department (department). On that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- RK Constructors, Inc. v. Fusco Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Mendillo v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Lodge v. Arett Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Gomes v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cannizzaro v. MarinyakConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Riley v. PiersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Leon v. DeJesusConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Byrd v. OrtizConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Lachowicz v. RugensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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