Legal Opinion · Dissent

Brooks v. Powers

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 2, 2018No. SC 19727Published

1DissentEveleigh, J.

I respectfully dissent. My concurrence in Haynes v. Middletown , 314 Conn. 303, 331, 101 A.3d 249 (2014), notes that "our *380law surrounding the identifiable person, imminent harm exception to municipal immunity is, to put it mildly, less than clear." The majority opinion in the present case showcases the murkiness of that exception and, therefore, I reiterate that concern today. Moreover, I am also concerned because the constables in the present case, the defendants Robert Powers and Rhea Milardo,1 appeared to ignore the plight of a person obviously suffering from mental illness and the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Michigan v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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