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TETRO v. STRATFORD

(10791)

189 Conn. 601 (1983)

JOSEPH TETRO v. TOWN OF STRATFORD ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Gilardi, town counsel, with whom, on the brief, was Thomas C. Thornberry, assistant town attorney, for the appellants (defendants).

T. Paul Tremont, with whom, on the brief, was Robert R. Sheldon, for the appellee (plaintiff).

PETERS, PARSKEY, SHEA, GRILLO and DALY, JS.

PETERS, J.

This case involves the liability of police officers, and the town by which they are employed, for injuries arising out of a police pursuit of a suspected law violator. The plaintiff, Joseph Tetro, brought an action alleging negligence on the part of the individual defendants, Anthony Rich and William Thornton, and vicarious liability on the part of their employer, the town of Stratford.1 After a trial, a jury returned a verdict...

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