Burns v. Hartford Hospital

Decided March 13, 1984. John Speziale wrote the opinion for the court.

192 Conn. 451 · Cited 507 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.

• Farrell v. Farrell · 182 Conn. 34
• United Oil Co. v. Urban Redevelopment Commission · 158 Conn. 364
• Bartha v. Waterbury House Wrecking Co. · 190 Conn. 8
• Yanow v. Teal Industries, Inc. · 178 Conn. 262
• Plouffe v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 160 Conn. 482
• Kasowitz v. Mutual Construction Co. · 154 Conn. 607
• McDonald v. Haynes Medical Laboratory, Inc. · 192 Conn. 327
• Rusco Industries, Inc. v. Hartford Housing Authority · 168 Conn. 1
• Herman v. Endriss · 187 Conn. 374
• Lametta v. Connecticut Light & Power Co. · 139 Conn. 218
• Lane v. Travelers Insurance · 299 N.W. 553

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• Connelly v. Housing Authority of New Haven · 213 Conn. 354
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