Kaminski v. Town of Fairfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether a request for mental health assistance to control the behavior of an adult son supports the imposition of tort liability on his parents for injuries inflicted by the son on a police officer accompanying the requested mental health workers to the parents’ home. The appeal arises out of a counterclaim to a wrongful death action brought by the plaintiffs, Edward L. and Leokadja Kaminski and Edward T. Kaminski, administrator of the estate of Joseph J. Kaminski, against the named defendant, the town of Fairfield, and the defendant Ronald Thompson…
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