...subject to strict construction upon the principle that statutes in derogation of private rights should be strictly construed; Postemski v. Watrous, 151 Conn. 183, 187..., 195 A.2d 425; Torrington v. Messenger, 74 Conn. 321, 325, 50 A. 873; and upon the principle that "[s]tatutes in derogation of sovereignty should be strictly construed in favor of the state, so that its sovereignty may be upheld and not narrowed or destroyed. . . . Among the statutes in...derogation of sovereignty and subject to the rule requiring strict construction in favor of the state are those allowing suits against the state or its representative, creating a claim against the state or waiving its immunity from liability." 82 C.J.S. 936, Statutes, 391...