CAPERS v. LEE

(15473)

239 Conn. 265 (1996)

PAUL M. CAPERS, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF DONNIE J. CAPERS) v. WARREN J. LEE ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released November 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter N. Upton, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Louis B. Blumenfeld, with whom was William J. Scully, for the appellees (defendants).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Katz and McDonald, Js.


KATZ, J.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the plaintiff's notice of claim filed with the office of the claims commissioner of the state of Connecticut (claims commissioner), pursuant to General Statutes § 4-147,1 constitutes an "action" under General Statutes § 52-5922 so as to save the present wrongful death action, which was commenced more than four...

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