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long standing rule in Connecticut

13 Connecticut opinions name it 2 courts 1988–2019 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Connecticut courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Active Market, Inc. v. Leightongreen
conn · 1938 · cited in 1 Connecticut opinions naming this issue, 1996–1996
1 sentence

1996See, e.g., Wolfe v. Wallingford Bank Trust Co., 124 Conn. 500 (1938).

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William Condon v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Leatrice Brodner v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Servicesgreen
ca2 · 1988 · cited in 1 Connecticut opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

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Joseph J. Bush v. United States of America, Arthur H. Otey v. United Statesgreen
cadc · 1967 · cited in 1 Connecticut opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
1 sentence

1990State v. Osman, 21 Conn. App. 299, 303 , 573 A.2d 743 (1990). “[I]t would be a dismal reflection on society to say that when the guardians of its security are called to testify in court under oath, their testimony must be viewed with suspicion.” Bush v. United States, 375 F.2d 602, 604 (1967).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Connecticut. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (25)

CaseCitedYears
Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals green
conn · 1996
2 sentences

1997Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, supra, 237 Conn. 184 .

1997Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, supra, 237 Conn. 184 .

21997–1997
In re Samantha C. green
conn · 2004
1 sentence

2019This reflects ‘‘the long- standing principle that the trier of fact is entitled to draw all fair and reasonable inferences from the facts and circumstances [that] it finds established by the evidence, which consist both of what was said, and what naturally would have been.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 636 .

12019–2019
Simmons v. State green
conn · 1971
2 sentences

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

11999–1999
Struckman v. Burns green
conn · 1987
2 sentences

1999The language of § 25-42 , which empowers municipalities to condemn property without expressly mentioning the State, is akin to Connecticut General Statutes § 52-192a , which provides for CT Page 8041 awards of prejudgment interest "in any civil action." In Struckman v. Burns, 205 Conn. 542 , 559-560 , 534 A.2d 888 (1987), the Supreme Court held that "notwithstanding the general language of the statute, an award of prejudgment interest against the State of Connecticut was barred due to the absence of a waiver of the State's sovereign immunity from such an award by either express language in the

1999The language of § 25-42 , which empowers municipalities to condemn property without expressly mentioning the State, is akin to Connecticut General Statutes § 52-192a , which provides for CT Page 8041 awards of prejudgment interest "in any civil action." In Struckman v. Burns, 205 Conn. 542 , 559-560 , 534 A.2d 888 (1987), the Supreme Court held that "notwithstanding the general language of the statute, an award of prejudgment interest against the State of Connecticut was barred due to the absence of a waiver of the State's sovereign immunity from such an award by either express language in the

11999–1999
City of Torrington v. Coles green
conn · 1967
2 sentences

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

11999–1999
Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation green
conn · 1980
2 sentences

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

1999Laurel, Inc. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 180 Conn. 11 , 31 , 428 A.2d 789 (1980); Simmons v. State, 160 Conn. 492 , 500 , 280 A.2d 351 (1971); Torrington v. Coles, 155 Conn. 199 , 201 , 230 A.2d 550 (1967); New Haven v. East Haven, supra, 35 Conn. Sup. 165 .

11999–1999
State v. Kelley green
conn · 1994
2 sentences

1994In State v. Kelley, 229 Conn. 557, 563-64 , 643 A.2d 854 (1994), our Supreme Court rejected the defendant’s claim that constancy testimony did not fall within a recognized hearsay exception.

1994In State v. Kelley, 229 Conn. 557, 563-64 , 643 A.2d 854 (1994), our Supreme Court rejected the defendant’s claim that constancy testimony did not fall within a recognized hearsay exception.

11994–1994
Lynch v. Muzio green
conn · 1987
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

11992–1992
Cummings v. Tripp green
conn · 1987
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

11992–1992
Doyon v. Town of South Windsor neutral
connappct · 1983
2 sentences

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

11992–1992
Maggie Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., Carabetta Enterprises, Inc., and Joyce Furlong green
ca2 · 1978
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Condon v. Bowen, 853 F.2d 66 , 68-69 n. 1 (2d Cir. 1988) (statutory provision entitling claimant to reimbursement for attorneys' fees protects action from mootness challenge); Davis v. Village Park II Realty Co., 578 F.2d 461 , 463 (2d Cir. 1978) (where claims for injunctive and declaratory relief have been rendered moot, "the availability of either nominal or substantial damages [in a civil rights action] is sufficient to prevent [the] case from becoming moot"); Unisys Corp. v. Dept. of Labor, supra, 697 n. 6 (where prayer for relief combines injunctive relief with request for "suc

11992–1992
Cristofaro v. Planning & Zoning Commission of Burlington green
conn · 1987
1 sentence

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

11991–1991
Pfizer, Inc. v. McGirr green
conn · 1987
1 sentence

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

11991–1991
State v. Bergin green
conn · 1990
1 sentence

1991State v. Bergin, 214 Conn. 657 .

11991–1991
Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance green
connappct · 1987
2 sentences

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

11991–1991
Goold v. Goold green
connappct · 1987
2 sentences

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

11991–1991
Saradjian v. Saradjian green
connappct · 1991
2 sentences

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

1991Saradjian v. Saradjian, 25 Conn. App. 411, 419 , 595 A.2d 890 (1991); Goold v. Goold, 11 Conn. App. 268, 282 , 527 A.2d 696 , cert. denied, 204 Conn. 810 , 528 A.2d 1156 (1987); Hanson v. Department of Income Maintenance, 10 Conn. App. 14, 18 , 521 A.2d 208 (1987).

11991–1991
In Re Griffiths green
scotus · 1973
2 sentences

1991In re Application of Griffiths, 162 Conn. 249, 255 , 294 A.2d 281 (1972), rev’d on other grounds, 413 U.S. 717 , 93 S. Ct. 2851 , 37 L.

1991In re Application of Griffiths, 162 Conn. 249, 255 , 294 A.2d 281 (1972), rev’d on other grounds, 413 U.S. 717 , 93 S. Ct. 2851 , 37 L.

11991–1991
In Re Application of Griffiths green
conn · 1972
2 sentences

1991In re Application of Griffiths, 162 Conn. 249, 255 , 294 A.2d 281 (1972), rev’d on other grounds, 413 U.S. 717 , 93 S. Ct. 2851 , 37 L.

1991In re Application of Griffiths, 162 Conn. 249, 255 , 294 A.2d 281 (1972), rev’d on other grounds, 413 U.S. 717 , 93 S. Ct. 2851 , 37 L.

11991–1991
State v. Wood green
conn · 1988
2 sentences

1990State v. Wood, 208 Conn. 125, 134 , 545 A.2d 1026 , cert. denied, 488 U.S. 895 , 109 S. Ct. 235 , 102 L.

1990State v. Wood, 208 Conn. 125, 134 , 545 A.2d 1026 , cert. denied, 488 U.S. 895 , 109 S. Ct. 235 , 102 L.

11990–1990
State v. Osman green
connappct · 1990
2 sentences

1990State v. Osman, 21 Conn. App. 299, 303 , 573 A.2d 743 (1990). “[I]t would be a dismal reflection on society to say that when the guardians of its security are called to testify in court under oath, their testimony must be viewed with suspicion.” Bush v. United States, 375 F.2d 602, 604 (1967).

1990State v. Osman, 21 Conn. App. 299, 303 , 573 A.2d 743 (1990). “[I]t would be a dismal reflection on society to say that when the guardians of its security are called to testify in court under oath, their testimony must be viewed with suspicion.” Bush v. United States, 375 F.2d 602, 604 (1967).

11990–1990
Ferenc v. Internal Revenue Service green
scotus · 1988
2 sentences

1990State v. Wood, 208 Conn. 125, 134 , 545 A.2d 1026 , cert. denied, 488 U.S. 895 , 109 S. Ct. 235 , 102 L.

1990State v. Wood, 208 Conn. 125, 134 , 545 A.2d 1026 , cert. denied, 488 U.S. 895 , 109 S. Ct. 235 , 102 L.

11990–1990
Kitchen v. Indiana green
scotus · 1988
1 sentence

1990State v. Wood, 208 Conn. 125, 134 , 545 A.2d 1026 , cert. denied, 488 U.S. 895 , 109 S. Ct. 235 , 102 L.

11990–1990
Gilmore v. American Tube & Stamping Co. neutral
conn · 1907
2 sentences

1988Brown v. Blauvelt, 152 Conn. 272, 274 , 205 A.2d 773 (1964); Gilmore v. American Tube & Stamping Co., 79 Conn. 498, 504 , 66 A. 4 (1907); B.

1988Brown v. Blauvelt, 152 Conn. 272, 274 , 205 A.2d 773 (1964); Gilmore v. American Tube & Stamping Co., 79 Conn. 498, 504 , 66 A. 4 (1907); B.

11988–1988
Brown v. Blauvelt green
conn · 1964
2 sentences

1988Brown v. Blauvelt, 152 Conn. 272, 274 , 205 A.2d 773 (1964); Gilmore v. American Tube & Stamping Co., 79 Conn. 498, 504 , 66 A. 4 (1907); B.

1988Brown v. Blauvelt, 152 Conn. 272, 274 , 205 A.2d 773 (1964); Gilmore v. American Tube & Stamping Co., 79 Conn. 498, 504 , 66 A. 4 (1907); B.

11988–1988

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