NORWICH v. SILVERBERG

(12775), (12776)

200 Conn. 367 (1986)

CITY OF NORWICH v. GUERSON R. SILVERBERG CITY OF NORWICH v. RICHARD N. ZIFF

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan E. Lieberman, with whom, on the brief, was Robert J. Cathcart, for the appellant (defendant in the first case).

Joseph F. Skelley, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Arthur A. Palmunen, for the appellant (defendant in the second case).

Wesley W. Horton, with whom were David T. Ryan and, on the brief, Susan M. Cormier and Thomas A. Young, for the appellee (plaintiff in both cases).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, NOVACK and HAMMER, JS.


PETERS, C. J.

The sole issue on this appeal is a determination of the scope of the indemnification provisions of General Statutes § 7-101a. The plaintiff, the city of Norwich, brought suit against the defendants, Richard N. Ziff and Guerson D. Silverberg, for legal malpractice. Ziff was corporation counsel to the plaintiff and Silverberg was assistant corporation counsel. In its malpractice action, the plaintiff complained...

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