context: The District Court concluded that, "[t]o the extent that [the plaintiff] alleges that the [t]own is liable for any intentional infliction of emotional distress by [the town employee] . . . such a claim is precluded by [General Statutes] SS 52-557n, which provides, that'a political subdivision of the state shall not be liable for damages to person or property caused by . . . [a]cts or omissions of any employee, officer or agent which constitute criminal conduct, fraud, actual malice or wilful misconduct . . . .' [General Statutes] SS 52-557n (a) (2) (A) .... Under Connecticut law, the term 'wilfulness' is synonymous with 'intentional.'
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 245 Conn. 385, 415
citation_a.parenthetical: legal concepts of wanton, reckless, wilful, intentional and malicious conduct indistinguishable
citation_a.sentence: Bhinder v. Sun Co., 246 Conn. 223, 242 n.14, 717 A.2d 202 (1998) (‘While [courts] have attempted to draw definitional [distinctions] between the terms wilful, wanton or reckless, in practice the three terms have been treated as meaning the same thing.’), quoting Dubay v. Irish, 207 Conn. 518, 533, 542 A.2d 711 (1988) [“wilful misconduct has been defined as intentional conduct”]; see also Elliott v. City of Waterbury, 245 Conn. 385, 415, 715 A.2d 27 (1998) (legal concepts of wanton, reckless, wilful, intentional and malicious conduct indistinguishable); Bauer v. Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc., 239 Conn. 515, 527, 686 A.2d 481 (1996) (‘A wilful act is one done intentionally or with reckless disregard of the consequences of one’s conduct.’).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 207 Conn. 518, 533
citation_b.parenthetical: 'While [courts] have attempted to draw definitional [distinctions] between the terms wilful, wanton or reckless, in practice the three terms have been treated as meaning the same thing.'
citation_b.sentence: Bhinder v. Sun Co., 246 Conn. 223, 242 n.14, 717 A.2d 202 (1998) (‘While [courts] have attempted to draw definitional [distinctions] between the terms wilful, wanton or reckless, in practice the three terms have been treated as meaning the same thing.’), quoting Dubay v. Irish, 207 Conn. 518, 533, 542 A.2d 711 (1988) [“wilful misconduct has been defined as intentional conduct”]; see also Elliott v. City of Waterbury, 245 Conn. 385, 415, 715 A.2d 27 (1998) (legal concepts of wanton, reckless, wilful, intentional and malicious conduct indistinguishable); Bauer v. Waste Management of Connecticut, Inc., 239 Conn. 515, 527, 686 A.2d 481 (1996) (‘A wilful act is one done intentionally or with reckless disregard of the consequences of one’s conduct.’).