Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Powers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 2, 2018No. SC 19727PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
**258The plaintiff in this certified appeal, Bernadine Brooks, administratrix of the estate of Elsie White, brought this action against the defendants, Robert Powers and Rhea Milardo, constables in the town of Westbrook,1 alleging that their negligence in **259responding to a report that a woman, subsequently identified as White, was standing in a field during a severe thunderstorm was a proximate cause of White's accidental drowning the next morning in Long Island Sound. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming, inter alia, that the plaintiff's action was barred by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Grady v. Town of SomersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by12 opinions
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