Legal Opinion
City of West Haven v. Hartford Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 11, 1992No. 14293PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff city had a legal obligation under *151General Statutes §§ 7-101a or 7-4651 to indemnify two city police officers for the punitive damages for which they had been held liable in a federal civil rights suit.
*152The underlying facts are established by the trial court’s memorandum of decision. In 1984, Tracy *153McAneny instituted an action in the United States District Court for Connecticut against two West Haven police officers, Joseph Innamorato and Joseph Conzo,* 2 alleging that his civil rights had been violated under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Mingachos v. CBS, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Berry v. LoiseauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Burns v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. MurraySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Vibert v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Iovieno v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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