Paige v. Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church Corp.

CALLAHAN, C. J.,

with whom MCDONALD, J., joins, dissenting. I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to establish that the negligence of the defendant, St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church Corporation, was a proximate cause of the injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Thelonious Paige. Therefore, I respectfully dissent.

An essential element of any successful negligence action is the establishment of the defendant’s conduct as a proximate cause of the plaintiffs injury. Hearl v. Waterbury Young Men’s Christian Assn., 187 Conn. 1, 4, 444 A.2d 211…