Horton v. Meskill

Decided April 19, 1977. Charles House wrote the opinion for the court.

172 Conn. 615 · Cited 383 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.

• Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
• Robinson v. Cahill · 303 A.2d 273
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Kellems v. Brown · 163 Conn. 478
• Lyman v. Adorno · 52 A.2d 702
• Olsen v. State Ex Rel. Johnson · 554 P.2d 139
• Textron, Inc. v. Wood · 167 Conn. 334
• Lublin v. Brown · 168 Conn. 212
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683
• Kawananakoa v. Polyblank · 205 U.S. 349
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. Walsh · 61 A.2d 89
• State v. Rao · 171 Conn. 600
• Adams v. Rubinow · 157 Conn. 150
• Gentile v. Altermatt · 169 Conn. 267
• West Hartford Education Assn., Inc. v. DeCourcy · 162 Conn. 566
• Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Water Resources Commission · 162 Conn. 89
• Baker v. Ives · 162 Conn. 295
• Norwalk Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of Education · 138 Conn. 269
• People v. Longwill · 538 P.2d 753
• Brauer v. Freccia · 159 Conn. 289
• Roundhouse Construction Corporation v. Telesco Masons Supplies Co. · 168 Conn. 371
• Amsel v. Brooks · 141 Conn. 288
• Snyder v. Town of Newtown · 147 Conn. 374
• Bergner v. State · 144 Conn. 282

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• DuPree v. Alma School District No. 30 · 651 S.W.2d 90
• Gold v. Rowland · 994 A.2d 106
• Campbell v. Board of Education · 193 Conn. 93
• DeRolph v. State · 93 Ohio St. 3d 309
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