Legal Opinion
Ahern v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 10, 1983No. 10797PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This lawsuit poses the question whether municipal employees are protected by the state indemnity statutes; General Statutes §§ 7-101a and 7-465; against claims of civil rights violations alleged to have occurred prior to the date of the enactment of the indemnity statutes.
The plaintiffs are former police officers of the New Haven police department. In this action, which was instituted in 1979, they seek indemnification for counsel fees and expenses incurred as a result of being defendants in an action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut; Abramovitz v.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fraser v. HenningerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Muha v. United Oil Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Kostyal v. CassSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Boorse v. Springfrield TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Edmundson v. RiveraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Lynn v. Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Orticelli v. PowersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Rawling v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.