Legal Opinion
Garrett v. State
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 12, 1958No. File 110794PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The plaintiff has brought suit to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained through the negligence of the state in maintaining a defective pump handle in a public park. The action is based on Special Acts 1957, No. 489, entitled “An Act Authorizing Marie Garrett to Sue the State.” 28 Spec. Laws 559. So far as now material, the act provides: “Permission is granted to Marie Garrett of Hartford to bring an action against the state to recover damages alleged to have been caused by reason of a defective pump handle at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury.”
In its answer the state…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Amsel v. BrooksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Beach v. BradstreetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Sanger v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- State ex rel. Higgins v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tough v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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- Bergner v. StateConnecticut Superior Court · 1958