Ray v. Schneider

Decision Date26 October 1988
Citation551 A.2d 756,209 Conn. 822
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesDonald RAY, Jr. v. Raymond P. SCHNEIDER et al.

Paul B. Groobert, Manchester, in support of the petition.

David S. Williams, Norwich, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn.App. 660, 548 A.2d 461, is denied.

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  • Smith v. Town of Greenwich, 17555.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • June 6, 2006
    .... . . the employer may be vicariously liable to others for the negligent acts of the independent contractor) [cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988)]. In vicarious liability situations, the law has . . . broaden[ed] the liability for that fault by imposing it upon an additional, a......
  • Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Const. Co.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • April 22, 2008
    ...that, pursuant to the rule set forth by the Appellate Court in Ray v. Schneider, 16 Conn.App. 660, 548 A.2d 461, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988), it could not be held liable in negligence to the employee of its independent subcontractor. Sordoni also argued that the contrac......
  • Davies v. General Tours, Inc.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • April 24, 2001
    ...to others for the negligent acts of the contractor." Ray v. Schneider, 16 Conn. App. 660, 663, 548 A.2d 461, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988). The factual record before us fails to support the plaintiff's claim that the defendant and Recep engaged in either a partnership or ......
  • Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Construction Co.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • July 1, 2003
    ...that, pursuant to the rule set forth by the Appellate Court in Ray v. Schneider, 16 Conn. App. 660, 548 A.2d 461, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988), it could not be held liable in negligence to the employee of its independent subcontractor. Sordoni also argued that the contra......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Tort Developments in 2008
    • United States
    • Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Bar Journal No. 83, 2009
    • Invalid date
    ...on the basis that the rule enunciated by the Appellate Court in Ray v. Schneider, 16 Conn. App. 660, 548 A.2d. 461, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988), barred the claim. Ray held that an employee of a subcontractor, unlike a member of the general public, could not bring an act......
  • Significant Recent Tort Developments
    • United States
    • Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Bar Journal No. 78, 2004
    • Invalid date
    ...in an unusual move granted the plaintiffs motion for reargument and reconsideration. 59 16 Conn. App. 660, 548 A.2d 461, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 822, 551 A.2d 756 (1988). 60 Pelletier, supra note 58, at 530. 61 Id. at 530. negligently employed an incompetent contractor, or if the contractee......

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