Legal Opinion
Gagne v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 8, 1991No. 9508PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the defendant J. William Burns, the commissioner of transportation for the state of Connecticut, can be held liable under the highway defect statute, General Statutes § 13a-144.1 The trial court granted the commis*76sioner’s motion for summary judgment and the plaintiff appealed. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
There is no dispute as to the facts in this case. On November 18,1985, a motor vehicle and a Conrail train collided at the intersection of Toelles Road and South Colony Street in the town of Wallingford. The plaintiffs decedent,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Baker v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Orenstein v. Old Buckingham Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Town of Wethersfield v. National Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gould v. City of HartfordConnecticut Superior Court · 1995
- Baker v. Outwater, No. Cv 94 0066792 (Mar. 15, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995
- Gagne v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Golembeski v. Town of Stratford, No. Cv 88 0252283 (Mar. 25, 1992)Connecticut Superior Court · 1992
- In re Dexter P.Connecticut Superior Court · 1994
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