Legal Opinion
Genco v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 22, 1986No. 3937PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The plaintiff initiated this action by a complaint in two counts, negligence and nuisance, to *165recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of a diving accident in a lake owned by the defendant.1 From the granting of a summary judgment, on both counts, in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff has appealed.
Certain facts are not in dispute. The defendant, Connecticut Light and Power Company, is the owner of Candlewood Lake, located in the southwestern part of the state and purported to be Connecticut’s largest lake. Abutting the lake are approximately 3000 private homes, an inn,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United Oil Co. v. Urban Redevelopment CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Burns v. Hartford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Bartha v. Waterbury House Wrecking Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Gentile v. AltermattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Scrapchansky v. Town of PlainfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Bingaman v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Franklin v. Mazda Motor Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1989
- Smiler v. NapolitanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
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