Legal Opinion
Krevis v. City of Bridgeport
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 10, 2001No. AC 19438PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The plaintiff, Joseph R. Krevis,1 appeals from the summary judgments rendered in favor of the defendant, the city of Bridgeport, in two cases that were consolidated for trial. Summary judgment was rendered in each case on the grounds that a municipality is not liable for punitive damages absent a statute or agreement providing for such damages and that the plaintiff failed to bring an action against an individual employee under General Statutes § 7-465. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly (1) rendered judgments on the negligence counts asserted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wilson v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Haynes v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Cummings & Lockwood v. GrayConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Pitchell v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Miller v. BourgoinConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Krevis v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. GonzalezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Krevis v. City of BridgeportConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- McNamara v. Tournament Players Club of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Krevis v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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