Borelli v. Renaldi

Summary

Justice Ecker dissents from the majority's expansion of municipal employee immunity, arguing that Connecticut law historically imposed personal negligence liability on municipal employees, including for negligent vehicle operation. The dissent contends that the emergency-vehicle statute preserves a legally enforceable duty to drive with due regard for safety and that the statutory scheme does not immunize police officers engaged in pursuits. It also argues that the identifiable-victim, imminent-harm exception remains applicable outside the school context. The opinion is a dissent and, because the supplied text is truncated, does not establish the court's disposition; Justice Ecker would reject the majority's immunity analysis.