Aselton v. Town of East Hartford

Opinion

KATZ, J.

East Hartford police officer Brian Aselton (decedent) was fatally shot when he unexpectedly encountered a home robbery in progress after having been dispatched to respond to a 911 “check welfare” call. The issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, John Aselton, administrator of the decedent’s estate, can state a claim for a violation of substantive due process under the state and federal constitutions against employees of the East Hartford police department who allegedly were responsible for dispatching the decedent to the scene with inadequate and misleading infoimation.…