Legal Opinion
Manning v. Barenz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 25, 1992No. 14308PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is a suit in negligence and nuisance against a municipality and four of its employees seeking damages for personal injuries sustained at a municipal park when the lid of a metal storage box fell on the named plaintiff’s hand. At the close of the pleadings, the defendants moved for summary judgment claiming that the action is barred by the Connecticut recreational land use act, General Statutes § 52-557f et seq.1 The trial court granted the motion. Upon *258appeal, the Appellate Court affirmed, concluding that § 52-557g grants immunity to both the municipality and its employees. Manning v.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Sega v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Genco v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Stone Mountain Memorial Ass'n v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Douglas S. Gard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- All Brand Importers, Inc. v. Department of Liquor ControlSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Scrapchansky v. Town of PlainfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. WintersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Conway v. Town of WiltonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Rankey v. Arlington Board of EducationOhio Court of Appeals · 1992
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