Legal Opinion

Spears v. Garcia

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 1, 2003No. SC 16676PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The defendants,1 the city of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport fire department, appeal, upon our grant of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the summary judgment in favor of the defendants rendered by the trial court based upon the failure of the plaintiffs, Tonisha Spears and Medina Spears,2 to cite in their complaint General Statutes § 52-557n3 as statutory authority abrogating the defendants’ *25governmental immunity. Spears v. Garcia, 66 Conn. App. 669, 785 A.2d 1181 (2001). The defendants claim that, even if the Appellate Court properly determined…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Burns v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  5. DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by76 opinions

  1. State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  3. Grady v. Town of SomersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  4. Celentano v. Oaks Condominium Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  5. Chadha v. Charlotte Hungerford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005

71 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API