Sullins v. Allen, No. Cv95 0143781 S (Jun. 17, 1997)

1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 6496
CourtConnecticut Superior Court
DecidedJune 17, 1997
DocketNo. CV95 0143781 S
StatusUnpublished

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Bluebook
Sullins v. Allen, No. Cv95 0143781 S (Jun. 17, 1997), 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 6496 (Colo. Ct. App. 1997).

Opinion

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]MEMORANDUM OF DECISION RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (#121) The plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (#121) as to the defendants' "cross-claim" [counterclaim] for indemnification, on the ground that no independent legal relationship existed between the defendants and Judith Sullins, is denied without prejudice to renewal. Contrary to the holding in Atkinson v. Berloni,23 Conn. App. 325, 327-28, 580 A.2d 84 (1990), outside the context of workers' compensation law, a party "need not establish the existence of an independent legal relationship between itself and the alleged indemnitor as a condition for recovery on the basis of a common law claim for indemnity." Skuzinski v. Bouchard Fuels,Inc., 240 Conn. 694, 701-02, ___ A.2d ___ (1997). Because the present case is outside the context of workers' compensation law, the defendant need not establish an independent legal relationship.

NADEAU, J.

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Related

Skuzinski v. Bouchard Fuels, Inc.
694 A.2d 788 (Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1997)
Atkinson v. Berloni
580 A.2d 84 (Connecticut Appellate Court, 1990)

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