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DOBIE v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN

(SC 20623).

291 A.3d 1014 (2023)

346 Conn. 487

William DOBIE v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially Released April 18, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan K. Nelligan , New Haven, with whom, on the brief, was Leann Riether , for the appellant (plaintiff).

Thomas R. Gerarde , Hartford, with whom, on the brief, was Beatrice S. Jordan , for the appellee (named defendant).

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins and Ecker, Js.

In this certified appeal, we are asked to decide whether an open manhole on a public roadway, uncovered after a snowplow driver negligently knocked off its cover only seconds before a motorist drove into the manhole, constitutes a "highway defect," making General Statutes § 13a-149, our highway defect statute, the motorist's exclusive...

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