Shortt v. New Milford Police Dept.

• Decision Date: 14 October 1988
• Citation: 550 A.2d 1085,209 Conn. 817
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: David SHORTT v. NEW MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Page 1085

550 A.2d 1085

209 Conn. 817

David SHORTT v. NEW MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Oct. 14, 1988.

Jeffrey B. Sienkiewicz, Danbury, in support of the petition.

Janet Bond Arterton, New Haven, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn.App. 232, 547 A.2d 107, is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court err in concluding that the plaintiff police officer had an independent statutory right for collection of unpaid wages, costs and attorneys fees under § 31-72 of the Connecticut General Statutes when neither his entitlement to wages nor the amount thereof had been determined under the grievance procedure contained in the collective bargaining agreement?

"2. Did the Appellate Court err in holding that § 31-72 of the Connecticut General Statutes was applicable to the defendant as an 'employer' within the statutory definition of that term contained in General Statutes § 31-71a(1)?"