Dobie v. New Haven

Summary

The court affirmed the Appellate Court’s determination that the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was the highway defect statute because his injuries resulted from driving into an uncovered municipal manhole. The court held that the trial court properly considered facts established at trial when ruling on the posttrial motion, even though the city had conceded that the pretrial motion was properly denied. Because the plaintiff had not complied with the statute’s notice requirements, the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the claim.