McWilliams v. American Fidelity Co.

Decided January 12, 1954. Patrick Brett O'Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

140 Conn. 572 · Cited 53 times

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• Felix v. Hall-Brooke Sanitarium · 140 Conn. 496
• Doyle v. Reeves · 152 A. 882
• Zullo v. Zullo · 138 Conn. 712
• Wood v. Wood · 63 A.2d 586
• Peiter v. Degenring · 71 A.2d 87
• State v. Buteau · 68 A.2d 681
• Lesser v. Bridgeport-City Trust Co. · 198 A. 252
• Burley v. Davis · 46 A.2d 417
• Strong v. Carrier · 164 A. 501
• Lawrence v. Abrams · 185 A. 414
• Attruia v. Attruia · 140 Conn. 73
• Trachten v. Boyarsky · 190 A. 869

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• Turner v. Scanlon · 146 Conn. 149
• State v. Brigandi · 186 Conn. 521
• DiPalma v. Wiesen · 163 Conn. 293
• Healy v. White · 173 Conn. 438
• Desmarais v. Pinto · 147 Conn. 109
• Cruz v. Drezek · 175 Conn. 230
• Swenson v. Dittner · 183 Conn. 289
• Hutchinson v. Plante · 175 Conn. 1
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• Delott v. Roraback · 179 Conn. 406
• State v. Mack · 197 Conn. 629
• Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency v. Landmark Investment Group, Inc. · 218 Conn. 703
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• Andrea v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 144 Conn. 340
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