Hirschfeld v. Commission on Claims

The plaintiff began this proceeding in the Court of Common Pleas by service of process upon the defendant commission on claims. The nature of the proceeding is the subject of disagreement between the parties. The plaintiff claims that it is an appeal under the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act from a decision of the commission on claims. The defendant views it as an independent action, and claims that it is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

Connecticut has long recognized the common-law principle of the state’s immunity from suit on a claim for liability without its consent. It…