CONWAY v. WILTON

(15335)

238 Conn. 653 (1996)

AMY JEANNE CONWAY v. TOWN OF WILTON ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Grudberg, with whom, on the brief, was Ira B. Grudberg, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Raymond J. Plouffe, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Kevin S. Coyne, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).

Hugh W. Cuthbertson, with whom was Dana Shaw MacKinnon, for the appellee (defendant Connecticut Association of Secondary Schools).

Mary-Michelle U. Hirschoff filed a brief for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities et al. as amici curiae.

William F. Gallagher and Kurt D. Koehler filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Borden, Katz and Palmer, JS.


KATZ, J.

In Manning v. Barenz, 221 Conn. 256, 603 A.2d 399 (1992), this court held that municipalities and their employees are "owners" under General Statutes § 52-557f (3) and are, therefore, entitled to immunity from liability for injuries sustained on land available to the public for recreational purposes. Today, we reconsider Manning, conclude that it was...

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