Legal Opinion
Pack v. Burns
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1989No. 13566PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is a negligence action seeking damages for injuries allegedly sustained as the result of a defective highway. The dispositive issue is whether the inclusion of the commissioner of transportation (commissioner) as a defendant after the expiration of the two year statute of limitations found in General Statutes § 13a-1441 constituted: (1) the addition of a new party against whom legal proceedings were not seasonably started; or (2) an amendment correcting an error in the original writ, summons and complaint that had been properly served within the two year limitation period but misnamed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogozinski v. American Food Service Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Motiejaitis v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- World Fire & Marine Insurance v. Alliance Sandblasting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Keenan v. Yale New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Servatius v. United Resort Hotels, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Hillman v. Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Andover LP I v. Board of Tax ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Lussier v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Kaye v. Town of ManchesterConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Archibald v. City of HartfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2011
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