· 12/29/1981
McKinley v. Musshorn
Citations
- 185 Conn. 616
- 441 A.2d 600
- 1981 Conn. LEXIS 638
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “General Statutes § 4-165 was intended to grant state employees immunity”
- “when general and specific statutes conflict they should be harmoniously construed so the more specific statute controls”
- waiver of sovereign immunity under General Statutes § 4-165 \is discretionary with the claims commissioner\
- waiver of sovereign immunity under General Statutes § 4-165 \is discretionary with the claims commissioner\
- the legislature is presumed to have acted in light of existing relevant statutes and with the intent of creating a consistent body of law
- statutes waiving government immunity must be strictly construed
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Judges: Abmentako, Speziale, Peters, Healey, Parskey, Armentano
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