Legal Opinion
Purzycki v. Town of Fairfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 17, 1998No. SC 15668PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the plaintiffs failed to prove that the plaintiff Jason Purzycki (child) was subject to imminent harm, so as to come within an applicable exception to the doctrine of governmental immunity for discretionary acts performed by municipal employees. The named plaintiff, Gary Purzycki, filed this action as parent and next friend of the child, and on his own behalf for his medical expenses, against the defendants1 for injuries that the child had sustained when he was tripped by another student in a school hallway and suffered…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Shore v. Town of StoningtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Evon v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Burns v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by108 opinions
- Carrol v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Gaudio v. Griffin Health Services Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Violano v. FernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Boone v. William W. Backus HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Doe v. PetersenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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