Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1982

The Supreme Court of Connecticut affirmed the trial court's summary judgment dismissing a negligence claim against a Stonington police lieutenant and the town arising from the officer's stopping but not arresting a driver he had observed speeding and suspected of intoxication, who later killed the plaintiff's decedent…

The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that a ruling striking one count of a multi-count complaint, though not a final judgment, is reviewable on appeal from the final judgment where the plaintiff elected to stand on the stricken pleading.