GRENIER v. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION

No. 18640.

51 A.3d 367 (2012)

306 Conn. 523

Marc GRENIER, Administrator (Estate of Nicholas Grass) v. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided September 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Ecker , Hartford, with whom were M. Caitlin S. Anderson and, on the brief, Michael A. Stratton and Joel T. Faxon , New Haven, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Catherine L. Creager , Fairfield, with whom, on the brief, was Kevin A. Coles , for the appellees (defendant Delta Kappa Epsilon National Fraternity et al.).

NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, McLACHLAN, EVELEIGH and HARPER, Js.


NORCOTT, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether a national fraternity and one of its local Connecticut Chapters may be held liable in common-law negligence for the death of one of its members, which occurred while driving back to New Haven after a fraternity event held in New York City. On appeal,1 the plaintiff, Marc Grenier, as administrator of the estate of Nicholas Grass, claims that the trial court improperly rendered summary judgment...

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