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ELLIOT v. FERGUSON

158 Conn. 553 (1969)

IRWIN ELLIOT v. JEFFREY FERGUSON ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Gerety, with whom, on the brief, was Leonard A. Schine, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Gregory P. Patti, with whom, on the brief, was Paul V. McNamara, for the appellees (defendants).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, JS.

THIM, J.

The complaint in this case alleges two separate causes of action, each sounding in common-law negligence. The plaintiff alleges in the first count that the defendant Jeffrey Ferguson, a minor child, negligently kindled a fire in the plaintiff's home which caused substantial damage to the premises. In the second count, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants Charles C. and Ruth B. Ferguson, Jeffrey's parents, knew or should have known of Jeffrey's proneness...

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