COLEY v. CITY OF HARTFORD

No. 19129.

95 A.3d 480 (2014)

312 Conn. 150

Orville COLEY, Administrator (Estate of Lorna Coley) v. CITY OF HARTFORD.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh D. Hughes , with whom, on the brief, was William F. Gallagher , New Haven, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Jonathan H. Beamon , senior assistant corporation counsel, for the appellee (defendant).

ROGERS, C.J., and PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, McDONALD, ESPINOSA and ROBINSON, Js.


ROGERS, C.J.

This appeal requires us to determine the scope of governmental immunity that is afforded to a city that has been sued for allegedly negligent conduct in connection with its police department's response to a report of domestic violence. The plaintiff, Orville Coley, the administrator of the estate of Lorna Coley (decedent), appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court's summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant,...

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