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GIONFRIDDO v. AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC.

(11543)

192 Conn. 280 (1984)

FRANK P. GIONFRIDDO, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF KIM M. GIONFRIDDO) v. AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released February 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Newman, of the New York bar, with whom were John R. FitzGerald and William G. Ballaine, for the appellants (named defendant et al.).

Edward F. Hennessey, with whom were David T. Ryan and, on the brief, Thomas A. Young, for the appellee (plaintiff).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, PARSKEY, SHEA and MENT, JS.

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this case is the scope of our statutes imposing liability upon owner-lessors of motor vehicles for the misconduct of a driver-lessee. The plaintiff, Frank P. Gionfriddo, administrator of the estate of Kim Gionfriddo, brought an action in three counts against the defendants, Michael K. Gilliam, Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. (hereinafter Avis), and Chrysler Leasing Corporation (hereinafter...

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