Legal Opinion
Cunha v. Colon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 2, 2002No. SC 16620PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether, notwithstanding General Statutes § 52-572e,1 *17a release executed in favor of the lessee of a motor vehicle operates as a matter of law to release the vehicle’s lessor whose claimed liability rests solely on General Statutes § 14-154a.2 We conclude that the lessor and lessee are not joint tortfeasors within the meaning of § 52-572e and that, consequently, a release executed in favor of a lessee also operates to release the lessor.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. On July 31,1997, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burnham v. Karl & Gelb, P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Alvarez v. New Haven Register, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Miles v. FoleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Embalmers' Supply Co. v. GiannittiConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. SlaterConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Ramsay v. Camrac, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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