Legal Opinion
Connell v. Colwell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 20, 1990No. 13724PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The plaintiff, Mary Virginia Connell, administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Vernon Connell, has appealed from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant, Bradford Colwell, a physician, for summary judgment. The trial court concluded that the plaintiffs action for the wrongful death of her husband and her own loss of consortium was barred as a matter of law by the relevant statute of limitations, General Statutes § 52-584,1 since there was no genuine issue concerning any material fact that would have prevented its application. The plaintiff had contended,…
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