Robert Sepega v. Lawrence R. Delaura

Summary

The court held that Connecticut's firefighter's rule does not bar a municipal police officer's ordinary-negligence claim against a homeowner whose conduct allegedly created the emergency that required the officer to forcibly enter the home. The rule remains confined to premises-liability claims involving defects or conditions of the property, and the plaintiff alleged no such defect. The trial court therefore improperly struck the complaint, requiring reversal and remand for further proceedings.