Carpenter v. Planning & Zoning Commission

Decided February 13, 1979. Joseph S. Longo wrote the opinion for the court.

176 Conn. 581 · Cited 135 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.

• Lurie v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 160 Conn. 295
• Stiles v. Town Council · 159 Conn. 212
• Jones v. Ricker · 172 Conn. 572
• Nicoli v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 171 Conn. 89
• Crescent Development Corporation v. Planning Commission · 148 Conn. 145
• Farr v. Eisen · 171 Conn. 512
• Boucher Agency, Inc. v. Zimmer · 160 Conn. 404
• Smith v. F. W. Woolworth Co. · 142 Conn. 88
• Connecticut Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Jackson · 173 Conn. 352
• Summ v. Zoning Commission · 150 Conn. 79
• Rybinski v. State Employees' Retirement Commission · 173 Conn. 462
• Jarvis Acres, Inc. v. Zoning Commission · 163 Conn. 41
• Akin v. City of Norwalk · 163 Conn. 68
• Guerriero v. Galasso · 144 Conn. 600
• Country Lands, Inc. v. Swinnerton · 151 Conn. 27
• Luery v. Zoning Board · 150 Conn. 136
• McNish v. American Brass Co. · 139 Conn. 44
• Nichols v. Nichols · 13 A.2d 591
• Carbone v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Hartford · 13 A.2d 462
• Castle Estates v. Park & Planning Board of Medfield · 182 N.E.2d 540
• Brown v. Cato · 147 Conn. 418
• Langbein v. Planning Board · 145 Conn. 674
• Daley v. Board of Police Commissioners of East Hartford · 54 A.2d 501
• Murphy v. Dantowitz · 142 Conn. 320
• Metropolitan Homes, Inc. v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission · 152 Conn. 7

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• Butzgy v. Town of Glastonbury · 203 Conn. 109
• Timber Trails Corp. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 222 Conn. 380
• Merlo v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 196 Conn. 676
• River Bend Associates, Inc. v. Planning Commission · 856 A.2d 959
• Moscowitz v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 16 Conn. App. 303
• Merlo v. Zoning Comm'n of Wethersfield · 474 A.2d 477
• Arrieu v. Town of Litchfield · 17 Conn. App. 320
• Upson v. State · 190 Conn. 622
• Gorman Construction Co. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 35 Conn. App. 191
• Shaffer v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 464 A.2d 61
• Zizka v. Water Pollution Control Authority · 195 Conn. 682
• Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 206 Conn. 554
• Miles v. Foley · 253 Conn. 381
• Pet v. Department of Health Services · 207 Conn. 346
• Halpern v. Board of Education · 196 Conn. 647
• Knipple v. Viking Communications, Ltd. · 236 Conn. 602
• LaCroix v. Board of Education · 199 Conn. 70
• Sullivan v. Board of Police Commissioners · 196 Conn. 208
• Laurel Park, Inc. v. Pac · 194 Conn. 677
• Upjohn Co. v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 224 Conn. 96
• Payne v. Fairfield Hills Hospital · 215 Conn. 675
• Cardoza v. Zoning Commission · 211 Conn. 78
• Gagnon v. Planning Commission · 222 Conn. 294
• School Administrators Ass'n v. Dow · 200 Conn. 376
• Beccia v. City of Waterbury · 185 Conn. 445

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