Legal Opinion

Giacalone v. HOUSING AUTH. OF WALLINGFORD

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided June 22, 2010No. AC 30777PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FLYNN, C. J.

The plaintiff, Patricia Giacalone, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after it struck her negligence complaint in its entirety, in favor of the defendant, the housing authority of the town of Wallingford. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court incorrectly concluded that she did not have a viable cause of action in negligence against the defendant landlord because it was not the owner or keeper of the dog that bit her. In light of our Supreme Court’s decision in Auster v. Norwalk United Methodist Church, 286 Conn. 152, 943 A.2d 391 (2008), we…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Craig v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. Noble v. YorkeSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Craig v. DriscollConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
  4. Gentle v. Pine Valley ApartmentsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  5. Fouts Ex Rel. Jensen v. MasonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Giacalone v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF TOWN OF WALLINGFORDSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  2. Red Buff Rita, Inc. v. MoutinhoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014

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