Pellecchia v. Town of Killingly

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INTRODUCTION

This matter came before the court on the defendants’ Town of Killingly, Anthony Shippee, and David Sabourin (Town defendants) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Town defendants argue that the court is without subject matter jurisdiction over this action because it was not commenced within the two year statute of limitations period for wrongful death *222claims, as required by General Statutes § 52-555. The Town defendants also assert that, in this matter (2011 action), the plaintiff may not rely on the “accidental failure of suit statute,” General Statutes…