Gore v. People's Savings Bank

The primary question on this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that a landlord of a residential dwelling may be held strictly hable pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) §§ 47a-7, 47a-8 and 47a-54f (b)1 for personal injuries *363sustained by a minor tenant due to the minor’s exposure to lead-based paint in the landlord’s dwelling. The plaintiffs, Thomas Gore and Wanda Copeland, brought an action on behalf of their minor son, Kendall Copeland, claiming, inter alia, that the defendants, People’s Savings Bank and M.S.B. Real Estate Corporation, were strictly…