Proto v. Bridgeport Herald Corporation

Decided April 11, 1950. Ernest Alexander Inglis wrote the opinion for the court.

136 Conn. 557 · Cited 81 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.

• Ventresca v. Kissner · 136 A. 90
• Petrucelli v. Catapano · 139 A. 634
• Ball v. T. J. Pardy Construction Co. · 143 A. 855
• James v. Haymes · 160 Va. 253
• Doeltz v. Longshore, Inc. · 13 A.2d 505
• Morse v. Times-Republican Printing Co. · 124 Iowa 707

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• Venturi v. Savitt, Inc. · 191 Conn. 588
• Chagnon v. Union-Leader Corp. · 103 N.H. 426
• Yavis v. Sullivan · 137 Conn. 253
• Charles Parker Co. v. Silver City Crystal Co. · 142 Conn. 605
• Dale System, Inc. v. Time, Inc. · 116 F. Supp. 527
• Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 234 Conn. 1
• QSP, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 256 Conn. 343
• Gaudio v. Griffin Health Services Corp. · 249 Conn. 523
• Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Silver · 154 Conn. 116
• Bleich v. Ortiz · 196 Conn. 498
• Vogel v. Sylvester · 148 Conn. 666
• Exxon Corp. v. Yarema · 516 A.2d 990
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• Haxhi v. Moss · 25 Conn. App. 16
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• Keeler v. General Products, Inc. · 137 Conn. 247
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