Lukas v. City of New Haven

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• \[T]he liability of the defendant [City] under 13a-149 is purely for breach of a statutory duty and does not arise from negligence\
• the liability of the defendant under § 13a-149 is purely for breach of a statutory duty and does not arise from negligence
• under state highway liability statute, highway defect claim is not action in negligence, but principles of negligence are instructive
• existence of a defect; actual or destructive notice; opportunity to remedy; and sole proximate cause
• \[w]hether the plaintiff sustained his burden of proof on the [issue] of ... constructive notice ... presented [a question] of fact for the trier to determine upon all the evidence\
• recovery for breach of statutory duty under highway defect statute requires proof by a fair preponderance that defect was sole proximate cause of injuries and damages claimed

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