Legal Opinion
Prigge v. Ragaglia
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 12, 2003No. SC 16787PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
This appeal presents another chapter in the custody dispute set forth in In re Joshua S., 260 Conn. 182, 796 A.2d 1141 (2002). The dispositive issue in this appeal1 is whether the trial court properly denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, concluding that sovereign immunity does not bar an action for monetary damages where the plaintiffs have alleged that state officers acted in excess of their statutory authority. The defendants, Kristine Ragaglia, the commissioner of children and families, Kelly McVey, a program supervisor with the department of children and families…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Antinerella v. RiouxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Brookridge District Ass'n v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- In re Joshua S.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
3Cited by15 opinions
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