Legal Opinion
Crotta v. Home Depot, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 20, 1999No. SC 15948PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The principal questions in this case, which comes to us upon our grant of certification1 from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (District Court); Crotta v. Home Depot, Inc., Docket No. 3:95CV958 (PCD) (D. Conn. March 31,1998); are whether, in the circumstances presented, the doctrine of parental immunity operates to preclude the parent of a minor plaintiff from being joined as a third party defendant for purposes of: (1) apportionment of liability; (2) contribution; or (3) indemnification based on the parent’s allegedly negligent…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Holodook v. SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Dubay v. IrishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Burkert v. Petrol Plus of Naugatuck, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Foldi v. JeffriesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Security Insurance v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Smith v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Munn v. Hotchkiss SchoolDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2014
- Szollosy v. Hyatt Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
- City of Bristol v. Dickau Bus Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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