PRIORE v. HAIG

(SC 20511).

280 A.3d 402 (2022)

344 Conn. 636

Thomas PRIORE v. Stephanie HAIG.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially Released September 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric D. Grayson , Greenwich, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Richard W. Bowerman , with whom, on the brief, was Michael G. Caldwell , for the appellee (defendant).

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.


This certified appeal requires us to determine whether a public hearing on a special permit application before a town's planning and zoning commission is a quasi-judicial proceeding such that public statements made during the hearing are entitled to absolute immunity. The plaintiff, Thomas Priore, brought this defamation action against...

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