Sweeney v. Friends of Hammonasset

Opinion

ROBINSON, J.

The plaintiff, Michael Sweeney, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendering summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the Friends of Hammonasset (Friends) and Deanna Becker. The plaintiff claims that the court concluded improperly that (1) the theory of liability set forth in his complaint sounded in premises liability, on which he could not prevail as a matter of law because the defendants did not control the premises on which he fell and was injured, and (2) General Statutes § 52-557m applies to provide Becker with statutory immunity from the plaintiffs…