State Supreme Court / Conn.

Benson v. Housing Authority

Decided March 25, 1958. Kenneth Wynne wrote the opinion for the court.

145 Conn. 196 · Cited 50 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Campbell v. United States · 266 U.S. 368
Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of Appeal · 324 Mass. 427
Rutt v. Roche · 138 Conn. 605
State v. Donahue · 141 Conn. 656
Taylor v. Keefe · 56 A.2d 768
Johnson v. Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. · 50 A.2d 918
Andrews v. Cox · 29 A.2d 587
Beckhan v. City of Stockton · 64 Cal. App. 2d 487
Boyle v. Building Inspector of Malden · 99 N.E.2d 925
Carroll v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 68 A.2d 299
Richert v. Board of Education of the City of Newton · 280 P.2d 596
Illinois Iowa Power Co. v. Guest · 18 N.E.2d 193
State Highway Commissioner v. Busch · 326 Mich. 183

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Oppenheimer v. Connecticut Light & Power Co. · 149 Conn. 99
Edwards v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. · 152 Conn. 684
Cawley v. Housing Authority · 146 Conn. 543
Alarm Applications Co. v. Simsbury Volunteer Fire Co. · 179 Conn. 541
Gentile v. Altermatt · 169 Conn. 267
Textron, Inc. v. Wood · 167 Conn. 334
Tamm v. Burns · 222 Conn. 280
Cyr v. Town of Brookfield · 153 Conn. 261
Scoville v. Ronalter · 162 Conn. 67
Covino v. Pfeffer · 160 Conn. 212
Wachtel v. Rosol · 159 Conn. 496
Stradmore Development Corp. v. Commissioners, Board of Public Works · 164 Conn. 548
Stapleton v. Lombardo · 151 Conn. 414
Town of Berlin v. Santaguida · 181 Conn. 421
Jensen's, Inc. v. Town of Plainville · 146 Conn. 311
Coyle v. Housing Authority · 151 Conn. 421

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