Squeglia v. Squeglia

• Decision Date: 20 September 1994
• Citation: 648 A.2d 165,231 Conn. 920
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Robert V. SQUEGLIA, Jr. v. Robert V. SQUEGLIA, Sr.

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648 A.2d 165

231 Conn. 920

Robert V. SQUEGLIA, Jr. v. Robert V. SQUEGLIA, Sr.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Sept. 20, 1994.

David R. Babbitz, West Haven, in support of the petition.

Carolyn P. Gould and David J. Crotta, Jr., New Haven, in opposition.

The plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 34 Conn.App. 866, 644 A.2d 378 (AC 12706), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Was the Appellate Court correct in holding that the doctrine of parental immunity shielded the parent from liability to the minor child for damages under General Statutes § 22-357, the dog bite statute?"