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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-389 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 19-386). Stairways and fire escapes on certain buildings

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Section 29-389 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.

(1949 Rev., S. 4096; 1957, P.A. 516, S. 15; 1959, P.A. 506, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 802, S. 4; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)

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Secs. 29-390 and 29-391. (Formerly Secs. 19-387a and 19-389). Egress from workshops and manufactories. Liability of owner of building. Sections 29-390 and 29-391 are repealed, effective July 1, 2017.

(1949 Rev., S. 4099; 1959, P.A. 506, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 441; P.A. 83-168, S. 2; P.A. 02-89, S. 70; P.A. 17-80, S. 6.)

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Cited in 3 cases, 1994–1994 · leading case: Packtor v. Seppala & AHO Constr. Co., 636 A.2d 383 (Conn. App. Ct. 1994).
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Packtor v. Seppala & AHO Constr. Co., 636 A.2d 383 (Conn. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 13× “Packtor’s fourth count alleging a statutory cause of action pursuant to General Statutes §§ 29-389 4 and *426 29-391 5 was challenged because the injury alleged was not the type of injury that the statutes were intended to prevent.”
Packtor v. Seppala & AHO Constr. Co., 650 A.2d 534 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 8× “The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether an employee who was injured in the course of ascending an interior stairway in the normal course of his employment may pursue a statutory cause of action under General Statutes §§ 29-389 and 29-391 1 *369 against the…”
Packtor v. Seppala & AHO Constr. Co., 640 A.2d 117 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “422 (AC 12089/12090), is granted, limited to the following issue: “In the circumstances of this case, did the plaintiff state a cause of action under General Statutes §§ 29-389 and 29-391 even though he was not injured while attempting to escape a building during a fire or other…”
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