Simms v. Seaman

• Decision Date: 07 September 2011
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Robert SIMMSv.Penny Q. SEAMAN et al.

302 Conn. 915

27 A.3d 373

Robert SIMMS

v.Penny Q. SEAMAN et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Sept. 7, 2011.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HEREJohn R. Williams, New Haven, in support of the petition.Raymond J. Plouffe, Jr., Shelton, Nadine M. Pare, Cheshire, Patrick M. Noonan and Matthew H. Geelan, Guilford, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 129 Conn.App. 651, 23 A.3d 1, is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that claims of fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress brought against attorneys for conduct that occurred during judicial proceedings were barred as a matter of law by the doctrine of absolute immunity?”

NORCOTT and HARPER, Js., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.