Legal Opinion
Envirotest Systems Corp. v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 8, 2009No. SC 18156PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 14-164c (e),1 by force of necessary implication, waives the state’s sovereign immunity from *384suit. The defendant, the commissioner of motor vehicles (commissioner), appeals2 from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the action of the plaintiff, Envirotest Systems Corporation, claiming that the action is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We conclude that the language of the statute does not necessarily imply a waiver of sovereign immunity. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the trial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Miller v. EganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Mahoney v. LensinkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. OrrSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by31 opinions
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