Florentine v. Town of Darien

Decided June 7, 1955. Ernest Alexander Inglis wrote the opinion for the court.

142 Conn. 415 · Cited 87 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.

• Chudnov v. Board of Appeals · 154 A. 161
• Hutchison v. Board of Zoning Appeals · 138 Conn. 247
• Lathrop v. Town of Norwich · 151 A. 183
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365
• Bain Peanut Co. of Tex. v. Pinson · 282 U.S. 499
• Strain v. Mims · 193 A. 754
• People v. Calvar Corporation · 36 N.E.2d 644
• Connecticut Baptist Convention v. McCarthy · 25 A.2d 656
• Thayer v. Board of Appeals · 157 A. 273
• St. Patrick's Church Corporation v. Daniels · 154 A. 343
• National Transportation Co., Inc. v. Toquet · 196 A. 344
• Kutcher v. Town Planning Commission · 138 Conn. 705
• McNish v. American Brass Co. · 139 Conn. 44
• Wadell v. Board of Zoning Appeals · 68 A.2d 152
• Service Realty Corporation v. Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals · 141 Conn. 632
• Bartram v. Zoning Commission · 68 A.2d 308
• Fairlawns Cemetery Assn., Inc. v. Zoning Commission · 138 Conn. 434
• Corthouts v. Town of Newington · 140 Conn. 284
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. Walsh · 61 A.2d 89
• Mallory v. Town of West Hartford · 138 Conn. 497
• Talmadge v. Board of Zoning Appeals · 141 Conn. 639
• Chouinard v. Zoning Commission · 139 Conn. 728
• State v. Heller · 196 A. 337
• Strain v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 137 Conn. 36
• Provo City v. Claudin · 63 P.2d 570

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• Cioffoletti v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 209 Conn. 544
• Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Town of Groton · 247 Conn. 196
• Bierman v. Westport Planning & Zoning Commission · 185 Conn. 135
• DeForest & Hotchkiss Co. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 152 Conn. 262
• Stafford Higgins Industries, Inc. v. City of Norwalk · 245 Conn. 551
• Carofano v. City of Bridgeport · 196 Conn. 623
• Rocchi v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 157 Conn. 106
• Dooley v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission · 151 Conn. 304
• St. John's Roman Catholic Church Corp. v. Town of Darien · 149 Conn. 712
• Port Clinton Associates v. Board of Selectmen · 217 Conn. 588
• Burke v. Board of Representatives · 148 Conn. 33
• D'Addario v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 25 Conn. App. 137
• Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 206 Conn. 554
• Pet v. Department of Health Services · 207 Conn. 346
• Bianco v. Town of Darien · 157 Conn. 548
• Lawrence v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 158 Conn. 509
• Doe v. Heintz · 204 Conn. 17
• O & G Industries, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 232 Conn. 419
• Corsino v. Grover · 148 Conn. 299
• Society for Savings v. Chestnut Estates, Inc. · 176 Conn. 563
• Connecticut Sand & Stone Corporation v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 150 Conn. 439
• Helbig v. Zoning Commission of Noank Fire District · 185 Conn. 294
• Bowman v. City of York · 482 N.W.2d 537
• Country Lands, Inc. v. Swinnerton · 151 Conn. 27
• Sullivan v. State · 189 Conn. 550

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