WARKENTIN v. BURNS

(14247)

223 Conn. 14 (1992)

JEANNE L. WARKENTIN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF STEPHEN R. HADDAD) v. J. WILLIAM BURNS, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Golub, with whom were Tanina Rostain and Jonathan M. Levine, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Paul E. Pollock, for the appellee (named defendant).

PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and BORDEN, JS.


COVELLO, J.

This is a negligence action seeking damages for injuries and death sustained as the result of an automobile accident allegedly caused by a defective, i.e., icy, highway. The dispositive issue is whether the plaintiff complied with the notice provisions of General Statutes § 13a-144.1 We conclude that the plaintiff failed to provide timely and sufficient notice to the commissioner of transportation of her claim and thus...

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