Legal Opinion

Soderlund v. Merrigan

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided September 23, 2008No. AC 28875PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McLACHLAN, J.

In this negligence action, the plaintiff, Sandra Soderlund, appeals from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendants, Janice Merrigan, a Meriden police officer, and the city of Meriden (city). The plaintiff claimed that the defendants had a duty to remove an arrest warrant for her from the statewide police computer system and failed to do so. The court concluded that the plaintiffs claims were barred by the doctrine of governmental immunity. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the court improperly granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment because…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  2. Shore v. Town of StoningtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. Sestito v. City of GrotonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  4. Violano v. FernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  5. Calhoun v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

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