Legal Opinion
Pitchell v. Williams
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 2, 1999No. AC 18169PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPEAR, J.
The plaintiff, John J. Pitchell, appeals from the judgment rendered following the trial court’s granting of the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants, attorney John R. Williams and his present and former law firms,1 on Pitchell’s legal malpractice action. The court ruled that the malpractice action could succeed only if Pitchell could have successfully prosecuted a claim, pursuant to General Statutes § 7-465,2 that an off duty Hartford police officer and the *573city of Hartford were liable to Pitchell as a result of an incident in which another off duty Hartford…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- John J. Pitchell v. James F. Callan, Gregory Sargis and City of Hartford, David J. Lesser and Steven Del Sole, Special MastersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Wilfredo Martinez, A/K/A Wilfredo Martinez Rodriguez v. Rafael Colon, A/K/A Rafael Colon PizarroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Suarez v. Dickmont Plastics Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Rosenfield v. Rogin, Nassau, Caplan, Lassman & Hirtle, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- R & R Pool & Patio, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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