Legal Opinion
Circle Lanes of Fairfield, Inc. v. Fay
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 26, 1985No. 12437; 12438PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this case is the extent to which the Superior Court has jurisdiction to review actions of the claims commissioner in hearing and determining claims against the state of Connecticut. The plaintiffs, Circle Lanes of Fairfield, Inc., Foremost-McKesson, Inc., and Fairfield Bowling Co., Inc.,1 suffered damage to their real and personal prop*536erty as a result of a flood. Alleging that their damages were caused by the state’s negligent failure to design a proper culvert, they filed claims with the defendant John E. Fay, claims commissioner of the state of Connecticut, seeking…
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