Supreme Court of Connecticut· 3/22/1983
Sullivan v. State
Citations
- 189 Conn. 550
- 457 A.2d 304
- 1983 Conn. LEXIS 470
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that state employees acting within the scope of their employment are immune from personal liability for injury not wantonly or willfully caused in the performance of their duties
- “when general and specific statutes conflict they should be harmoniously construed so the more specific statute controls” [internal quotation marks omitted]
- § 52-556 permits recovery against state on theory of vicarious liability for certain negligent acts by its agents, “a common-law liability borne by private employers”
- “[a]bsent manifest intent to repeal an earlier statute, when general and specific statutes conflict they should be harmoniously construed so the more specific statute controls” [internal quotation marks omitted]
- § 52-556 permits recovery against state on theory of vicarious liability for certain negligent acts by its agents, a common-law liability borne by private employers'
- “when general and specific statutes conflict they should be harmoniously construed so the more specific statute controls” [internal quotation marks omitted]
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Judges: Speziale, Healey, Parskey, Shea, Grillo
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35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Barde v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-04-12· cited 384×
- Pet v. Department of Health ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-05-10· cited 181×
- Concerned Citizens of Sterling v. Town of SterlingSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-08-04· cited 156×
- Sharp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-09-06· cited 141×
- Doe v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-06-09· cited 133×
- LaCroix v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-03-11· cited 123×
- O & G Industries, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-03-28· cited 106×
- Chotkowski v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-03-18· cited 103×
- State v. KozlowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-05-20· cited 87×
- Payne v. Fairfield Hills HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-07-24· cited 81×
- Columbia Air Services, Inc. v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2009-09-08· cited 67×
- City of Norwich v. Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-06-21· cited 64×
- School Administrators Ass'n v. DowSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-07-08· cited 62×
- Panaro v. Electrolux Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-08-16· cited 59×
- D'ERAMO v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-05-17· cited 49×
- City of Norwich v. Town of LebanonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-05· cited 49×
- Doe v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-07-31· cited 48×
- Babes v. BennettSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-12-22· cited 48×
- Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Ass'n of America v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-01-31· cited 46×
- In Re State Police LitigationD. Connecticut· 1995-05-16· cited 32×
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-04-19· cited 383×
- Jett v. DunlapSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-11-13· cited 156×
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1969-02-19· cited 147×
- Connecticut Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. JacksonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-08-02· cited 113×
- Sentner v. Board of Trustees of Regional Community CollegesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1981-06-09· cited 93×
- Corsino v. GroverSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1961-04-20· cited 92×
- Rybinski v. State Employees' Retirement CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-09-13· cited 89×
- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-06-07· cited 87×
- Keogh v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-05-04· cited 81×
- Bergner v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1957-02-25· cited 79×
- Connecticut Mobile Home Assn., Inc. v. Jensen's, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-08-07· cited 67×
- McKinley v. MusshornSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1981-12-29· cited 61×
- Holt-Lock, Inc. v. Zoning & Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1971-05-11· cited 61×
- Edmundson v. RiveraSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1975-11-25· cited 50×
- Vartelas v. Water Resources CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-07-28· cited 47×
- Hirschfeld v. Commission on ClaimsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-04-12· cited 41×
- Budkofsky v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-05-29· cited 33×
- Wagner v. Connecticut Personnel Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-04-20· cited 20×
- Morin v. LemieuxSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-01-29· cited 15×
- Horney v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1975-02-11· cited 8×
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