Legal Opinion
Brown v. Soh
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 14, 2006No. SC 17364PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether an employee’s negligence claim is precluded when he or she has signed an exculpatory agreement prospectively releasing the employer and other specified groups from liability for negligent acts that cause injury to the employee. The trial court concluded that the claim is precluded as a matter of law and rendered summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We disagree with that conclusion and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The plaintiffs, Robert J. Brown and Denise A. Brown, sought damages from the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Tunkl v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Breen v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. SalmonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- CFM of Connecticut, Inc. v. ChowdhurySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Cantonbury Heights Condominium Ass'n v. Local Land Development, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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