Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-147
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Sec. 4-147. Notice of claim.
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Cited. 186 C. 300; 191 C. 1. P.A. 82-167, Sec. 3 of which amended this section, should be read as a clarification of Superior Court's ongoing lack of jurisdiction to hear appeals from Claims Commissioner. 195 C. 534. Cited. 211 C. 199; 212 C. 176; Id., 415; 213 C. 13; 223 C. 52; 239 C. 265; 240 C. 246.
Although claimant is not required to set forth a formal declaration of the particular causes of action he or she seeks to bring against the state, claimant needs to include information that would clarify the nature of the waiver sought and ensure that Claims Commissioner and the General Assembly, which may review the action of Claims Commissioner, have an understanding of the nature of the waiver. 150 CA 237. Subdiv. (2) expressly provides that the claim in the notice need not be particularized, as all that is statutorily required is a concise statement of the basis for the claim. 175 CA 493. Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims because notice of claim did not apprise Claims Commissioner of intention to sue defendant in an administrative capacity. 212 CA 147.
Court held authorization to sue related to amount requested, and plaintiff's suit for more than that amount was abatable. 26 CS 24. Cited. 40 CS 251.
Cited. 186 C. 300; 191 C. 1. P.A. 82-167, Sec. 3 of which amended this section, should be read as a clarification of Superior Court's ongoing lack of jurisdiction to hear appeals from Claims Commissioner. 195 C. 534. Cited. 211 C. 199; 212 C. 176; Id., 415; 213 C. 13; 223 C. 52; 239 C. 265; 240 C. 246.
Although claimant is not required to set forth a formal declaration of the particular causes of action he or she seeks to bring against the state, claimant needs to include information that would clarify the nature of the waiver sought and ensure that Claims Commissioner and the General Assembly, which may review the action of Claims Commissioner, have an understanding of the nature of the waiver. 150 CA 237. Subdiv. (2) expressly provides that the claim in the notice need not be particularized, as all that is statutorily required is a concise statement of the basis for the claim. 175 CA 493. Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims because notice of claim did not apprise Claims Commissioner of intention to sue defendant in an administrative capacity. 212 CA 147.
Court held authorization to sue related to amount requested, and plaintiff's suit for more than that amount was abatable. 26 CS 24. Cited. 40 CS 251.
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