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KOLICH v. SHUGRUE

(12205), (12206)

198 Conn. 322 (1986)

ANTHONY KOLICH, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF BARBARA MAINTANIS) v. JAMES F. SHUGRUE, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION GEORGE MAINTANIS v. JAMES F. SHUGRUE, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Bieder and Robert J. Nicola, with whom were Joan Harrington and, on the brief, Kevin L. Burns, for the appellants (plaintiff in each case).

Arnold J. Bai, with whom was Garie J. Mulcahey, for the appellee (defendant in both cases).

SHEA, DANNEHY, SANTANIELLO, CALLAHAN and F. HENNESSY, JS.

SANTANIELLO, J.

These appeals1 raise the question whether a party suing the state under General Statutes § 13a-144 must prove that the alleged defect in the state highway was the sole proximate cause of his injuries. The plaintiffs, George Maintanis and Anthony Kolich, the administrator of the estate of Barbara Maintanis, brought separate suits against the state alleging that the state negligently constructed and maintained its highways...

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