State Supreme Court / Conn.

Town of Westport v. City of Norwalk

Decided August 20, 1974. Charles House wrote the opinion for the court.

167 Conn. 151 · Cited 127 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.

J & M Realty Co. v. City of Norwalk · 156 Conn. 185
Blakeman v. Planning Commission · 152 Conn. 303
Forest Construction Co. v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 155 Conn. 669
Langbein v. Planning Board · 145 Conn. 674
Klapproth v. Turner · 156 Conn. 276
Little v. United Investors Corporation · 157 Conn. 44
Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Water Resources Commission · 162 Conn. 89
State v. Taylor · 153 Conn. 72
Hurlbut v. Lemelin · 155 Conn. 68
Kutcher v. Town Planning Commission · 138 Conn. 705
Akin v. City of Norwalk · 163 Conn. 68
Parish of St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 155 Conn. 350
State v. Benson · 153 Conn. 209
Powers v. Common Council · 154 Conn. 156
Burke v. Board of Representatives · 148 Conn. 33
Dental Commission v. Tru-Fit Plastics, Inc. · 159 Conn. 362
State v. Cataudella · 159 Conn. 544
State Ex Rel. Cooley v. Kegley · 143 Conn. 679
South East Property Owners & Residents Ass'n v. City Plan Commission · 156 Conn. 587
Harrison v. People ex rel. Boetter · 195 Ill. 466
Berndt v. City of Ottawa · 298 P.2d 262
North Rollingwood Property Owners Assn. v. City Plan Commission · 152 Conn. 518
Emerick v. Monaco & Sons Motor Sales, Inc. · 145 Conn. 101
Hill v. Birmingham · 38 A.2d 604
Podzunas v. Prudential Insurance · 7 A.2d 657

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Federico v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 5 Conn. App. 509
Reed v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 12 Conn. App. 153
R. B. Kent & Son, Inc. v. Planning Commission · 21 Conn. App. 370
Weatherly v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission · 23 Conn. App. 115
Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities · 232 Conn. 91
Wilson v. Freedom of Information Commission · 181 Conn. 324
Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 17 Conn. App. 53
Lieberman v. State Board of Labor Relations · 216 Conn. 253
Levinson v. Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiners · 211 Conn. 508
Connecticut State Medical Society v. Connecticut Board of Examiners · 208 Conn. 709
Connecticut Hospital Ass'n v. Commission on Hospitals & Health Care · 200 Conn. 133
Morris v. Costa · 174 Conn. 592
Connecticut Humane Society v. Freedom of Information Commission · 218 Conn. 757
Baron v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 22 Conn. App. 255
Town of Southington v. Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations · 210 Conn. 549
Real Estate Listing Service, Inc. v. Connecticut Real Estate Commission · 179 Conn. 128
Vose v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 171 Conn. 480
Blanchard v. City of Bridgeport · 190 Conn. 798
Roraback v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 32 Conn. App. 409
Carr v. Town of Bridgewater · 224 Conn. 44

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