Supreme Court of Connecticut
Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp.
October 11, 2016
Summary
The separate opinion would construe the thirty-year limitation period in General Statutes § 52-577d as applying only to claims based on intentional sexual misconduct, not negligence or recklessness claims against nonperpetrators. It reasons from the statutory text, the surrounding limitations scheme, legislative history, and the limited persuasive value of contrary authority that the plaintiff's claim was barred by the two-year negligence limitations period. Although the writing would otherwise direct judgment for the defendant, it joins the judgment-reversing portion of the judgment-announcing opinion, resulting in a remand for a new trial.