Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 22, 1983No. 10944PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
This appeal raises the issue of whether a wrongful death action charging negligent operation of a motor vehicle, in which both the plaintiff’s decedent and the defendant 1 were state employees, was properly dismissed by the trial court on the ground that it was barred by the immunity granted state employees under General Statutes § 4-165. 2
The facts are undisputed. The plaintiff’s decedent and the defendant were co-workers at the state department of transportation. During the course of employment the defendant backed a state owned vehicle into the decedent thereby causing fatal injuries.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Jett v. DunlapSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Connecticut Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. JacksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Barde v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Pet v. Department of Health ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Concerned Citizens of Sterling v. Town of SterlingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Doe v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- LaCroix v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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