Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Fox
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 6, 1990No. 7754PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The subject of this appeal is a wrongful death action arising out of a collision between a motor vehicle operated by the plaintiffs decedent and a stationary, unoccupied truck owned by the defendant department of transportation (DOT). The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting a summary judgment in favor of the DOT.1
The relevant facts are undisputed. At about 7 p.m., on the evening of June 1,1984, the named defendant, a state employee, drove a DOT truck to a point in the westbound lane of an interstate highway in order to assist in the cleanup of a fatal accident.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Robinson v. Unemployment Security Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Struckman v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. SwiftSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Pascale v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Stroud v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Biller Associates v. Rte. 156 Realty Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- Meadows v. HigginsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- Allison v. ManettaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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