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2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 52 - Civil Actions
Chapter 899 - Evidence
Section 52-175a - Negligence action, construction of acts of blind person.
Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 52-175a (2020)
The failure of a blind person to use a guide dog or to carry a cane or walking stick which is predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without red tip, shall not be construed as evidence of comparative or contributory negligence in any negligence action.
(P.A. 73-279, S. 4.)
See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of “blind” and “physically disabled”.
Cited. 211 C. 555.
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