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· 11/13/2007

Allison v. Manetta

Citations

  • 933 A.2d 1197
  • 284 Conn. 389
  • 2007 Conn. LEXIS 450

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that truck being used as warning signal to alert drivers of accident was not being operated within meaning of § 52-556
  • noting that foreseeability is considered in context of duty and causation analyses
  • expert testimony not required for matter within ordinary knowledge and experience of fact finder
  • “although §§ 14-251 and 14-290 exempt certain operators of equipment from prosecution for a violation of § 14-251, such exemption does not demonstrate that [the state employee’s] actions in parking the truck on the highway were not negligent [under § 52-556]”

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Judges: Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille

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