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ALVAREZ v. NEW HAVEN REGISTER, INC.

(SC 16024)

249 Conn. 709 (1999)

REYES ALVAREZ v. NEW HAVEN REGISTER, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Bellis, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Michael T. McCormack, with whom, on the brief, was Philip T. Newbury, Jr., for the appellee (defendant).

Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, Js.

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether, notwithstanding General Statutes § 52-572e,1 a release executed in favor of an employee operates as a matter of law to release the employer whose sole liability is premised on the doctrine of respondeat superior. We conclude that the employer and employee are not joint tortfeasors pursuant to the statute and that...

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