Legal Opinion
City of Norwich v. Silverberg
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 8, 1986No. 12775; 12776PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The sole issue on this appeal is a determination of the scope of the indemnification provisions of General Statutes § 7-101a. The plaintiff, the city of Norwich, brought suit against the defendants, Richard N. Ziff and Guerson D. Silverberg, for legal malpractice. Ziff was corporation counsel to the plaintiff and Silverberg was assistant corporation counsel. In its malpractice action, the plaintiff complained that the defendants had provided inadequate representation in litigation involving a disputed tax assessment.1 Each defendant answered by denying the plaintiffs allegations and by filing…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Breen v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Mead v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Amodio v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Rossignol v. Danbury School of Aeronautics, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
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3Cited by58 opinions
- D'Ulisse-Cupo v. Board of Directors of Notre Dame High SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Morris v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Blancato v. Feldspar Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Rowe v. GodouSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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