McIntosh v. Sullivan

The majority concludes that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars the claim brought by the plaintiff, Adalbert H. McIntosh, Sr., against the defendant, James F. Sullivan, the commissioner of transportation (commissioner), under General Statutes § lSa-144,1 the defective highway statute, alleging that, while operating his automobile on an interstate highway that was situated dangerously close to a rock ledge, he suffered serious physical injury when rocks fell from the ledge onto his car. I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the plaintiff cannot establish, under any circumstances,…