Gore v. People's Savings Bank
Connecticut Supreme Court
665 A.2d 1341 (1995)
A health inspector discovered lead-based paint exceeding federal limits in the Bridgeport apartment where Thomas Gore and Wanda Copeland (plaintiffs) lived with their young son, and the landlords (defendants) promptly arranged removal once notified; the plaintiffs sued on their son's behalf claiming the landlords were strictly liable for the lead exposure regardless of notice. The trial court directed a verdict for the landlords, the appellate court reversed and held the statute imposed strict liability even without notice, and the landlords appealed.
Whether a landlord is strictly liable for a child's exposure to lead-based paint present in residential property, even absent notice that the paint was present.