Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Citation
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Parent Document
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut (state)
- Effective Date
- 1988-07-05
Other Sections in This Document (43)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
- Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority, 208 Conn. 161 (1988)
Full Text
821 charsThis state’s doctrine of governmental immunity accords with the doctrine of governmental immunity as announced by the United States Supreme Court in Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731, 744, 102 S. Ct. 2690, 73 L. Ed. 2d 349 (1982). There it stated: “[Tlhis court consistently has recognized that government officials are entitled to some form of immunity from suits for civil damages.” “As recognized at common law, public officers require this protection to shield them from undue interference with their duties and from potentially disabling threats of liability.” Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 806, 102 S. Ct. 2727, 73 L. Ed. 2d 396 (1982). Federal law also recognizes the distinction between discretionary and ministerial acts. Id., 816-17; see also Payton v. United States, 679 F.2d 475, 479-80 (5th Cir. 1982).