Legal Opinion
Simms v. Candela
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 4, 1998No. File CV98040784SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlue, J.
This case raises an important question concerning the application of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., to claims involving personal injuries. The plaintiff, Michael S. Simms, alleges that he was injured by falling on a defective outside stairway leading to his apartment building and that the defect (a build up of ice) resulted from a building condition that violated Connecticut’s Landlord and Tenant Act, General Statutes § 47a-l et seq. Citing this alleged violation, he has added a CUTPA claim to his complaint. Although slip and fall…
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