Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-154a
(1969, P.A. 747, S. 3; P.A. 03-250, S. 1.)
Sureties under statute must pay for all damages, including treble damages, properly assessed against defendant. 192 C. 280. Cited. 199 Conn. 245; 203 Conn. 667; 212 C. 138; 222 C. 480; 225 C. 637. Dictum in 162 C. 363 that former Sec. 14-154 imposes liability on lessor, regardless of provisions of rental contract restricting use of automobile to specified individuals, overruled. 231 C. 265. Cited. 241 Conn. 792. Indemnity clause in motor vehicle lease where lessee caused injury for which the owner paid damages is enforceable. 247 C. 342. Lessor liable for tortious conduct of driver of leased vehicle when driver is an authorized driver under terms of lease agreement that identify drivers authorized to use vehicle even if driver is not in strict compliance with all terms of lease agreement. 265 C. 385. Under facts of case, section is preempted and rendered invalid by the federal Graves Amendment, 49 USC 30106, because section is not the type of financial responsibility or liability law that qualifies for exemption from preemption under Amendment's savings clause. 296 C. 1. Cited. 10 CA 201; 22 CA 586; 25 CA 665; 41 Conn.App. 664; 45 CA 26. Lessor of motor vehicle not liable for damages caused by unauthorized user where contract prohibited use by additional drivers except under circumstances not presented in suit. 65 CA 388. Section could not be applied to hold defendant lessor liable under circumstances where driver was not authorized to operate vehicle under terms of lease and, thus, was not in lawful possession of vehicle at time of accident, and plaintiffs' claim that plain meaning of statute compelled defendant's liability regardless of contract terms was unavailing given that Supreme Court has held that statute does not prevent lessor from imposing reasonable restrictions on identity of drivers for whom they are willing to assume risk of liability. 98 CA 665. Former section cited. 26 CS 378; 29 CS 10. Cited. 32 CS 96. A lessor of an automobile may be held liable for punitive damages under section if the automobile operator may be so held. Id., 163. Cited. Id., 213; 43 Conn.Supp. 239.