Case Name: TONISHA SPEARS ET AL. v. BENIGA GARCIA ET AL.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2002-01-17
Citations: 259 Conn. 915
Docket Number: SC 16676
Parties: TONISHA SPEARS ET AL. v. BENIGA GARCIA ET AL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
TONISHA SPEARS ET AL. v. BENIGA GARCIA ET AL.
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16676.
Arthur C. Laske III, assistant city attorney, in support of the petition.
Karen E. Souza, in opposition.
Decided January 17, 2002

Opinion:
The petition by the defendants, the city of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport fire department, for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 66 Conn. App. 669 (AC 20487), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Does General Statutes § 52-557n permit a plaintiff to bring a direct cause of action in negligence against a municipality?"