Section 52-175a – Negligence action, construction of acts of blind person

May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Connecticut

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.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 52-175a

(P.A. 73-279, S. 4.)

Cited. 211 Conn. 555.

See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of “blind” and “physically disabled”.