Legal Opinion
Gazo v. City of Stamford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 30, 2001No. SC 16202PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The two principal issues in this appeal1 are whether: (1) a plaintiff claiming injuries resulting from a slip and fall on icy and snowy property is owed a duty of care by an independent contractor hired by the possessor of the property to maintain the property in a safe condition; and (2) the plaintiff may sue the independent contractor as a third party beneficiary of the contract between the possessor of the land and *247the independent contractor. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the independent contractor on both claims. We disagree with the trial court’s judgment…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Mingachos v. CBS, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Morris v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Waters v. AutuoriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by164 opinions
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- Bellemare v. Wachovia Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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