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Spears v. GarciaSpears v. Garcia

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Jan 17, 2002
SC 16676
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The petition by the defendants, ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‍the city of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport fire department, for ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‍certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 66 Conn. App. 669 (AC ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‍20487), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Does General Statutes ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‍§ 52-557n permit a plaintiff to bring a direct cause of action ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‍in negligence against a municipality?”

Case Details

Case Name: Spears v. Garcia
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Jan 17, 2002
Citations: 259 Conn. 915; 792 A.2d 852; 2002 Conn. LEXIS 51; SC 16676
Docket Number: SC 16676
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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