Lussier v. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
This defective highway action poses two questions for the court: (1) whether a defect in the civil summons form listing the defendant as the state of Connecticut, department of transportation, deprives the court of subject matter jurisdiction when (a) the complaint caption identifies the defendant as the commissioner of transportation, (b) the commissioner of transportation is named as the party responsible for highway maintenance, (c) his office accepts service of process, and (d) the statutory notice is sent to the commissioner of transportation; and (2) whether the statutory notice, which…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Barde v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Lacasse v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Morico v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
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