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Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)

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Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)
Parent Document
Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1995-10-10

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KATZ, J.
The primary question on this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that a landlord of a residential dwelling may be held strictly hable pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) §§ 47a-7, 47a-8 and 47a-54f (b)1 for personal injuries *363sustained by a minor tenant due to the minor’s exposure to lead-based paint in the landlord’s dwelling. The plaintiffs, Thomas Gore and Wanda Copeland, brought an action on behalf of their minor son, Kendall Copeland, claiming, inter alia, that the defendants, People’s Savings Bank and M.S.B. Real Estate Corporation, were strictly liable for the damages caused by their son’s exposure to lead-based paint in the defendants’ dwelling. The trial court, Thim, J., granted the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict on the strict liability count and, after the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants on the remaining counts, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the verdict. The Appellate Court reversed the decision of the trial court, concluding that “§§ 47a-7 and 47a-8, when read together, and § 47a-54f provide for civil damages pursuant to a claim of strict liability” and, therefore, that the trial court should not have directed a verdict in favor of the defendants on the strict liability count. Gore v. People’s Savings Bank, 35 Conn. App. 126, 644 A.2d 945 (1994). We granted the defendants’ petition for certification to appeal; Gore v. People’s Savings Bank, 231 Conn. 923, 648 A.2d 163 (1994); and now reverse and remand the case to the Appellate Court for further proceedings.