Legal Opinion
Elliott v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 14, 1998No. SC 15699PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 52-557n (b) (6)1 establishes a sole proximate causation standard, or some other heightened causation standard, in order to establish the tort liability of a municipality or its employees, officers or agents. The plaintiff, Jean V. Elliott, the administra-trix of the estate of Kevin Elliott (decedent), appeals *388from the trial court’s summary judgment2 in favor of the named defendant, the city of Waterbury, and the defendant employees and officers of that city (Waterbury defendants), and the defendant town of…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Evon v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Dubay v. IrishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Barrett v. Danbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Shay v. RossiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Miner v. Town of CheshireDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2000
- Spears v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Considine v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Martel v. Metropolitan District CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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