Advance Release Opinions – Supreme Court – September 7

Reviews of Connecticut Supreme Court advance release opinions about eminent domain and governmental immunity.

Eminent Domain

Hartford v. CBV Parking Hartford, LLC – Supreme Court confirmed that Hartford underpaid – by some $2.8 million – for property it condemned near what was to become Dunkin Donuts Park. Supreme Court did reverse the trial court’s post-judgment interest award, finding that because the trial court did not award interest in its original judgment, CGS § 37-3c allowed interest only at the default rate, not a “reasonable and just” rate.

Governmental Immunity

Smith v. Rudolph – Plaintiff does not have a right to a jury trial for a car accident with a state-owned vehicle because the statute waiving sovereign immunity for such claims (CGS § 52-556) does not expressly provide for it.