Rathkopf v. Pearson

Decided April 11, 1961. Howard Wells Alcorn wrote the opinion for the court.

148 Conn. 260 · Cited 91 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.

• Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. United States · 187 U.S. 315
• General Investment Co. v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co. · 139 N.E. 216
• Richard v. Credit Suisse · 152 N.E. 110
• Perri v. Cioffi · 141 Conn. 675
• Rifkin v. Safenovitz · 40 A.2d 188

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