Supreme Court of Connecticut
Rutter v. Janis
February 25, 2020334 Conn. 722
Summary
The court held that the thirty-day dealer-plate loan period under § 14-60 (a) excludes the date on which the dealer loaned the plate because the statute's reference to unqualified "days" means full calendar days. Applying that rule, the accident occurred on the thirtieth day and the dealer was protected from liability under the statute. The court also held that the parties' contractual intent could not create a factual dispute because computation of the statutory period depends on legislative intent, not the parties' intent.