SQUEGLIA v. SQUEGLIA

(15041)

234 Conn. 259 (1995)

ROBERT V. SQUEGLIA, JR. v. ROBERT V. SQUEGLIA, SR.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Babbitz, with whom, on the brief, was Vincent R. Falcone, for the appellant (plaintiff).

David J. Crotta, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Carolyn P. Gould, for the appellee (defendant).

CALLAHAN, BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, JS.


KATZ, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the doctrine of parental immunity bars an action by an unemancipated minor against his parent alleging strict liability pursuant to General Statutes § 22-357.1 We conclude that it does.

The relevant facts are few and undisputed. The defendant, Robert V. Squeglia, Sr., owned a dog that attacked and injured the plaintiff, Robert...

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