Legal Opinion
Logan v. City of New Haven
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided February 8, 2005No. File CV-04-4002762SPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBlue, J.
General Statutes § 10-235 (a) provides that under certain circumstances, boards of education “shall protect and save harmless” their employees for expenses arising out of negligence actions. The question presented by the motion to strike now before the court, is whether this statute creates a direct cause of action allowing a person allegedly injured by a negligent employee of a board of education to sue the board directly. For the reasons briefly stated, the answer to this question is no.
The amended complaint consists of six counts. The first count alleges that on September 17,2002, Terrance…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hamlin v. Transcon LinesWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
- Shea v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Thompson v. BD. OF EDUCATION, CITY OF MILLVILLESupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Massimilian v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Swainbank v. CoombsConnecticut Superior Court · 1955
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Costa v. Plainville Bd. of Educ.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2017