SHORE v. STONINGTON


187 Conn. 147 (1982)

ROBERT SHORE, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF SHERRY SHORE), ET AL. v. TOWN OF STONINGTON ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Wade, with whom, on the brief, was Charles L. Howard, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Thomas B. Wilson, with whom were John A. Collins and, on the brief, Dale P. Faulkner, for the appellee (named defendant).

PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, ARMENTANO and SHEA, JS.


PARSKEY, J.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, whose decedent was killed by a drunk driver who had been stopped but not arrested by a town police officer, has a cause of action in negligence against the officer and the town1 for failure to enforce §§ 14-222 and 14-227a of the Connecticut General Statutes.2 The trial court granted...

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