Legal Opinion

Kaminski v. Town of Fairfield

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 31, 1990No. 13910PublishedCited by 43 opinions

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…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Thompson v. County of AlamedaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Nally v. Grace Community ChurchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Blancato v. Feldspar Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  5. Walters v. SloanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by43 opinions

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