Sgueglia v. Milne Construction Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Purtill, J., granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The underlying action involves a negligence claim brought by an employee of a subcontractor against the general contractor for injuries claimed to have been sustained at a job site under the control of the general contractor. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in concluding that General Statutes § 31-2911 does not create an impermissible emolument in violation of article first, § 1 of the Connecticut constitution.2 We con-*429elude that the statute does…