[Adopted 10-13-1981]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13a-149
of the General Statutes, or any other general statute, special act
or ordinance, the Town of Stratford shall not be liable to any person
injured in person or property caused by the presence of ice or snow
on a public sidewalk unless said Town is the owner or person in possession
and control of land abutting such sidewalk, other than land used as
a highway or street, provided that said Town shall be liable for its
affirmative acts with respect to such sidewalk.
The owner or person in possession and control
of land abutting a public sidewalk shall have the same duty of care
with respect to the presence of ice or snow on such sidewalk toward
the portion of the sidewalk abutting his property as the Town had
prior to the effective date of this article and shall be liable to
persons injured in person or property where a breach of said duty
is the proximate cause of said injury.
