Legal Opinion
Doe v. Manheimer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 22, 1989No. 13628PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
The difficult issue in this case is whether a landowner may be liable in tort for damages arising from the rape of a pedestrian committed on the landowner’s property behind brush and trees that shielded the area from view from the nearby public sidewalk and street.
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The plaintiff, Jane Doe, worked as a meter reader for the Connecticut Light and Power Company in New London. On July 30,1984, her employers assigned her to work in the Green Street area. At approximately 8 a.m., as she walked along Green Street, she observed a man on the opposite sidewalk who appeared to be looking for directions.…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Catz v. RubensteinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by103 opinions
- Haesche v. KissnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Purzycki v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Craig v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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