Giannoni v. Commissioner of Transportation

**345The plaintiffs, David Giannoni and Michelle Giannoni, brought this highway defect action pursuant to General Statutes § 13a-1441 on behalf of their child, Nicholas Giannoni (Nicholas), who was **346injured when he fell into a stream culvert while riding his bicycle on the sidewalk along a state highway, which ended at a private driveway and lawn shortly before the culvert. The defendant, the Commissioner of Transportation (commissioner), appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground of…