By a narrow 4-3 ruling, the Connecticut Supreme Court has clarified a law related to the sovereign immunity of the state when dealing with highway-related injuries.

On Nov. 20, the state’s high court reversed in part and affirmed in part the judgment of the Connecticut Appellate Court, which had granted summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Transportation in a case brought by motorist Barry Graham. It found that Graham’s personal injury action was barred by sovereign immunity under the state’s Highway Defect Statute.

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