Burns v. Board of Education

Decided March 8, 1994. Ellen Ash Peters wrote the opinion for the court.

228 Conn. 640 · Cited 258 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.

• Evon v. Andrews · 211 Conn. 501
• Irwin v. Town of Ware · 467 N.E.2d 1292
• Heigl v. Board of Education · 218 Conn. 1
• McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128 · 255 P.2d 360
• Neal v. Shiels, Inc. · 166 Conn. 3
• Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority · 208 Conn. 161
• Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc. · 186 Conn. 370
• Halvorson v. Dahl · 574 P.2d 1190
• Sestito v. City of Groton · 178 Conn. 520
• Frankovitch v. Burton · 185 Conn. 14
• Kolaniak v. Board of Education · 28 Conn. App. 277
• City of West Haven v. Hartford Insurance · 221 Conn. 149
• Calderwood v. Bender · 189 Conn. 580

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• Durrant v. BOARD OF ED. OF CITY OF HARTFORD · 900 A.2d 608
• Durrant v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF HARTFORD · 931 A.2d 859
• Purzycki v. Town of Fairfield · 244 Conn. 101
• Strycharz v. Cady · 148 A.3d 1011
• Purzycki v. Town of Fairfield · 44 Conn. App. 359
• Prescott v. City of Meriden · 873 A.2d 175
• Cotto v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF NEW HAVEN · 984 A.2d 58
• Doe v. Petersen · 279 Conn. 607
• In Re State Police Litigation · 888 F. Supp. 1235
• Violano v. Fernandez · 907 A.2d 1188
• Mulligan v. Rioux · 229 Conn. 716
• Spears v. Garcia · 263 Conn. 22
• Grady v. Town of Somers · 984 A.2d 684
• Gajewski v. Pavelo · 36 Conn. App. 601
• Brooks v. Powers · 138 A.3d 1012
• Costa v. Plainville Bd. of Educ. · 167 A.3d 1152
• Prescott v. City of Meriden · 80 Conn. App. 697
• Colon v. Board of Education · 60 Conn. App. 178
• Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Construction Co. · 945 A.2d 388
• Haynes v. City of Middletown · 142 Conn. App. 720
• Fleming v. City of Bridgeport · 935 A.2d 126
• Taylor v. City of Middletown · 436 F. Supp. 2d 377
• Gazo v. City of Stamford · 255 Conn. 245
• DeConti v. McGlone · 869 A.2d 271
• Holeman v. City of New London · 330 F. Supp. 2d 99

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