Any person injured in person or property through the negligence of any state official or employee when operating a motor vehicle owned and insured by the state against personal injuries or property damage shall have a right of action against the state to recover damages for such injury.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-556
Actions for injuries caused by motor vehicles owned by the state
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ghimbasan v. S & H EXPRESS, INC. (2011)
Most recently applied in Vossbrinck v. Eckert Seamans Cherin, & Mellott, LLC (March 2018)
(1949 Rev., S. 8297.)
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Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.