State Supreme Court / Conn.

Sanger v. City of Bridgeport

Decided April 8, 1938. George Elijah Hinman wrote the opinion for the court.

198 A. 746 · Cited 75 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.

Nicholaus v. City of Bridgeport · 167 A. 826
Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of Providence · 262 U.S. 668
City of Trenton v. New Jersey · 262 U.S. 182
New Orleans v. New Orleans Water Works Co. · 142 U.S. 79
Guthrie National Bank v. Guthrie · 173 U.S. 528
Town of East Hartford v. HartFord Bridge Co. · 51 U.S. 511
Covington v. Kentucky · 173 U.S. 231

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