State Supreme Court / Conn.

Dacey v. Connecticut Bar Assn.

Decided April 6, 1976. Charles House wrote the opinion for the court.

170 Conn. 520 · Cited 128 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Darrow v. Fleischner · 169 A. 197
Moriarty v. Lippe · 162 Conn. 371
Field Research Corp. v. Patrick · 30 Cal. App. 3d 603
Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co. · 441 Pa. 432
Johnson v. Flammia · 169 Conn. 491
Robinson v. Faulkner · 163 Conn. 365
Desmarais v. Pinto · 147 Conn. 109
State v. Palozie · 165 Conn. 288
Wheeler v. Board of Trustees of Fargo Consolidated School District · 37 S.E.2d 322
State v. Luzzi · 147 Conn. 40
Mucci v. LeMonte · 157 Conn. 566
Graybill v. Plant · 138 Conn. 397
Montandon v. Triangle Publications, Inc. · 45 Cal. App. 3d 938
State v. Bassett · 151 Conn. 547
State v. Blyden · 165 Conn. 522
Federal Construction Co. v. Curd · 177 P. 469
Papa v. Youngstrom · 146 Conn. 37
Moulton v. Byrd · 140 So. 384
Bell v. Bloom · 146 Conn. 307
Bartlett v. Flaherty · 155 Conn. 203
Girden v. Alubowicz · 136 Conn. 511
Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc. · 330 N.E.2d 161
Busker v. United Illuminating Co. · 156 Conn. 456
Long v. . Watts · 110 S.E. 765

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Clark v. Drska · 473 A.2d 325
Geci v. Boor · 181 A.3d 94
Goodrich v. Waterbury Republican-American, Inc. · 188 Conn. 107
Miles v. Perry · 11 Conn. App. 584
Johnson v. Board of Governors of Registered Dentists · 913 P.2d 1339
Clisham v. Board of Police Commissioners of Naugatuck · 223 Conn. 354
Howard v. MacDonald · 270 Conn. 111
Jacobs v. Thomas · 18 Conn. App. 218
United States v. Will · 449 U.S. 200
Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 212 Conn. 509
In Re Juvenile Appeal (84-3) · 473 A.2d 795
In re Michael M. · 29 Conn. App. 112
Kavarco v. T. J. E., Inc. · 478 A.2d 257
Miller v. Commissioner of Correction · 242 Conn. 745
Seals v. Hickey · 186 Conn. 337
Slomowitz v. Walker · 429 So. 2d 797
DeLuca v. C. W. Blakeslee & Sons, Inc. · 174 Conn. 535
Hartford Division, Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Amalgamated Local Union 376 · 190 Conn. 371
Holbrook v. Casazza · 204 Conn. 336
Wildwood Associates, Ltd. v. Esposito · 211 Conn. 36
Dacey v. Connecticut Bar Assn. · 184 Conn. 21
Schaffer v. Lindy · 8 Conn. App. 96

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