Watts v. Chittenden

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Watts v. Chittenden, 293 Conn. 932 (Conn. 2009)
981 A.2d 1077; 2009 Conn. LEXIS 468

Watts v. Chittenden

Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 115 Conn. App. 404 (AC 29626), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether the Appellate Court, based on the record before it, properly reversed the trial court’s decision by holding that the existence of an original duty must be determined before applying the continuing course of conduct doctrine to toll the statute of limitations in a nonnegligence cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
“2. Assuming that the Appellate Court held that the existence of an original duty must be determined before applying the continuing course of conduct doctrine, *933whether that court properly determined that there was no duty in this case?”
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18474. James F. Sullivan, in support of the petition. Michael S. Hillis, in opposition. Decided October 8, 2009

Reference

Full Case Name
JOHN D. WATTS v. HEATHER CHITTENDEN
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published