Murphy, Inc. v. Town of Westport

Decided November 8, 1944. William Mills Maltbie wrote the opinion for the court.

40 A.2d 177 · Cited 86 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.

• General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. City of Indianapolis · 172 N.E. 309
• State v. Kievman · 165 A. 601
• Varney & Green v. Williams · 100 P. 867
• Perlmutter v. Greene · 182 N.E. 5
• Cochran v. Preston · 70 A. 113
• Matter of Mid-State Advertising Corp. v. Bond · 8 N.E.2d 286
• Dowsey v. Village of Kensington · 177 N.E. 427
• Liggett's Petition · 139 A. 619
• Kelbro, Inc. v. Myrick · 30 A.2d 527
• Graham v. Walker · 61 A. 98
• State v. Heller · 196 A. 337
• Lindenmuth v. Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. · 163 A. 159
• Second National Bank of New Haven v. Loftus · 185 A. 423
• Walnut & Quince Street Corp. v. Mills · 154 A. 29
• Murphy v. Bergin · 171 A. 433
• Chicago Park District v. Canfield · 19 N.E.2d 376
• Sieger v. Riu · 195 A. 735
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365
• Noble State Bank v. Haskell · 219 U.S. 104
• Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. Roberge · 278 U.S. 116
• Thomas Cusack Co. v. City of Chicago · 242 U.S. 526
• Zahn v. Board of Public Works · 274 U.S. 325
• Welch v. Swasey · 214 U.S. 91
• Packer Corp. v. Utah · 285 U.S. 105
• State v. Stoddard · 13 A.2d 586

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• Franklin Furniture Co. v. City of Bridgeport · 142 Conn. 510
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• State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Lavasek · 385 P.2d 361
• Rockingham Hotel Co. v. North Hampton · 101 N.H. 441
• City of Shreveport v. Brock · 89 So. 2d 156
• Tillo v. City of Sioux Falls · 147 N.W.2d 128
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• Schmidt v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF NEWARK · 88 A.2d 607
• DeMaria v. Enfield Planning & Zoning Commission · 159 Conn. 534
• Builders Service Corp. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 208 Conn. 267
• Lyman v. Adorno · 52 A.2d 702
• Helbig v. Zoning Commission of Noank Fire District · 185 Conn. 294
• Beckish v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 162 Conn. 11
• United Advertising Corp. v. Borough of Raritan · 93 A.2d 362
• John Donnelly & Sons, Inc. v. Outdoor Advertising Board · 339 N.E.2d 709
• Holt v. Wissinger · 145 Conn. 106
• Vartelas v. Water Resources Commission · 146 Conn. 650
• Cromwell v. Ferrier · 19 N.Y.2d 263

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