Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant, the Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, was found guilty of negligently and recklessly assigning Father Ivan Ferguson to serve as the director of Saint Marty’s Elementary School, where he sexually abused Plaintiff from 1981 through 1983. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict; (2) the trial court did not commit prejudicial error in its evidentiary rulings; (3) the trial court properly granted Plaintiff’s motion to strike Defendant’s laches defense; and (4) the retroactive application of certain amendments to the applicable statute of limitations to revive Plaintiff’s otherwise time barred claims did not violate Defendant’s substantive due process rights under the Connecticut Constitution.
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