Legal Opinion
Tarnowsky v. Socci
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 28, 2004No. SC 16992PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The defendant, Peter Socci, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the judgment of the trial court that the negligence action brought by the plaintiff, Joseph Tamowsky, was barred by General Statutes § 52-584. The Appellate Court held that the two year statute of limitations for bringing a negligence action does not begin to run until a plaintiff knows, or reasonably should have known, the tortfeasor’s identity. We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The record reveals the following undisputed facts and procedural history. On March 14,1997, the…
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