SMITH v. RUDOLPH

(SC 20008).

191 A.3d 992 (2018)

330 Conn. 138

Anthony SMITH, et al. v. William J. RUDOLPH, et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released September 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Melley III , Hartford, with whom was Gary A. Friedle , New Britain, for the appellant (named plaintiff).

Edward P. Brady III , Stratford, with whom, on the brief, was Catherine M. Blair , for the appellee (defendant state Department of Transportation).

Jonathan Hasbani and Daniel P. Scholfield , New Haven, filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Palmer, McDonald, Robinson, Mullins and Kahn, Js.


This appeal requires us to determine whether there is a right to a jury trial in an action brought pursuant to General Statutes § 52-556,1 which waives sovereign immunity for claims arising from a state employee's negligent operation of a state owned motor vehicle...

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