Tovish v. Gerber Electronics

Full title: MAUREEN C. TOVISH ET AL. v. GERBER ELECTRONICS ET AL

Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date published: Oct 5, 1993

632 A.2d 707 (Conn. 1993)

632 A.2d 707

Opinion

(14848)

Decided October 5, 1993

The defendants' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 595 (AC 11484), is granted, limited to the following issue:

"Was the Appellate Court correct in deciding that scope of employment under General Statutes 31-275 includes a domestic preparatory activity where the commissioner had concluded that the sole reason the decedent was shoveling snow in his driveway was to enable him to exit his driveway to visit customers?"

Scott Wilson Williams, in support of the petition.

Robert R. Sheldon, in opposition.