Legal Opinion
Pellecchia v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 25, 2012No. AC 33647PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SHELDON, J.
In this appeal, the principal issue is whether one of two unrelated tortfeasors, whose separate and independent acts of negligence both allegedly caused the death by electrocution of a motorcyclist by exposing him, without warning, to the risk of electrocution arising from a downed electric power line on a public roadway, can lawfully seek indemnification from the other on the common-law theory of active-passive negligence, as recognized by our Supreme Court in Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking Corp., 152 Conn. 405, 207 A.2d 732 (1965). “The Kaplan case established a narrow…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Skuzinski v. Bouchard Fuels, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Smith v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Hammond v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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