State Supreme Court / Conn.

Sestito v. City of Groton

Decided July 31, 1979. John P. Cotter wrote the opinion for the court.

178 Conn. 520 · Cited 168 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Pinto v. Spigner · 163 Conn. 191
Leary v. Johnson · 159 Conn. 101
Santor v. Balnis · 151 Conn. 434
Fraser v. Henninger · 173 Conn. 52
Spring v. Constantino · 168 Conn. 563
Anderson v. Ludgin · 175 Conn. 545
Ardoline v. Keegan · 140 Conn. 552
Leger v. Kelley · 142 Conn. 585
Kostyal v. Cass · 163 Conn. 92
Stiebitz v. Mahoney · 144 Conn. 443
Console v. Nickou · 156 Conn. 268
Houston v. Warden · 169 Conn. 247
Busko v. DeFilippo · 162 Conn. 462
Bahre v. Hogbloom · 162 Conn. 549
Gosselin v. Perry · 166 Conn. 152
Martyn v. Donlin · 148 Conn. 27
Palombizio v. Murphy · 146 Conn. 352
State v. Blyden · 165 Conn. 522
Rickert v. Fraser · 152 Conn. 678
Mihalyak v. Mihalyak · 11 Conn. App. 610
Blados v. Blados · 151 Conn. 391

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Perez v. Metropolitan District Commisssion · 200 A.3d 202
Brooks v. Powers · 138 A.3d 1012
Purzycki v. Town of Fairfield · 244 Conn. 101
Doe v. Board of Education · 76 Conn. App. 296
Cotto v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF NEW HAVEN · 984 A.2d 58
Grady v. Town of Somers · 984 A.2d 684
Durrant v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF HARTFORD · 931 A.2d 859
Fleming v. City of Bridgeport · 935 A.2d 126
Gordon v. Bridgeport Housing Authority · 208 Conn. 161
Evon v. Andrews · 211 Conn. 501
Purzycki v. Town of Fairfield · 44 Conn. App. 359
St. Pierre v. Town of Plainfield · 165 A.3d 148
Doe v. United Social & Mental Health Services, Inc. · 670 F. Supp. 1121
Wei Ping Wu v. Town of Fairfield · 204 Conn. 435
Beckenstein v. Potter & Carrier, Inc. · 191 Conn. 150
Buckley v. Lovallo · 481 A.2d 1286
Merritt v. Town of Bethel Police Department · 993 A.2d 1006
Petyan v. Ellis · 200 Conn. 243
White v. Burns · 213 Conn. 307
Burns v. Board of Education · 228 Conn. 640
State v. Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton · 204 Conn. 177
State v. Roque · 190 Conn. 143

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