Filippi v. Sullivan

Opinion

FLYNN, J.

The defendant1 James F. Sullivan, commissioner of transportation (commissioner), appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the plaintiffs highway defect claim made pursuant to General Statutes § 13a-144.2 On appeal, the commissioner claims that the written statutory notice to him was patently defective, which deprived the court of subject matter jurisdiction.3 We reverse the trial court’s denial *798of the motion to dismiss and remand the case with direction to dismiss the action.

The following procedural history, allegations in the pleadings and uncontested…