Legal Opinion
O'Connor v. O'Connor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 23, 1986No. 12770PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, an injured person may pursue a cause of action under Connecticut law to recover for allegedly tortious conduct that occurred in a jurisdiction where such a cause of action would not be permitted. The plaintiff, Roseann O’Connor, brought an action against the defendant, Brian O’Connor, seeking damages for injuries that she suffered as a result of an automobile accident in Quebec.1 The trial court, Reilly, J., granted the defendant’s motion to strike the complaint, finding that the law of *634Quebec, the place of…
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