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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-1 (2026)

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Section 51-1 is repealed.

(1957, P.A. 651, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 68; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 1, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 9, 681.)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1962–2014 · leading case: Duncan v. Duncan, 754 S.E.2d 451 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014).
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Duncan v. Duncan, 754 S.E.2d 451 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 10× “C.G.S. § 51-1 in light of precedent of this Court and our Supreme Court, the majority fails to consider Hawk Littlejohn’s uncontested status as a Cherokee Medicine Man.”
Mussa v. Palmer-Mussa, 731 S.E.2d 404 (N.C. 2012). · cites it 2× “C.G.S. § 51-1 (Cum. Supp. 1977). 3 The order also listed several relevant findings of fact that were based on the testimony presented at trial: 14.”
Kohlfuss v. Warden of Connecticut State Prison, 183 A.2d 626 (Conn. 1962). · cites it 2× “637 ; see General Statutes § 51-1. The legislature had the power to prescribe, within the territorial limits of this state, where the resentencing could take place.”
Mussa v. Palmer-Mussa, 719 S.E.2d 192 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). “C.G.S. § 51-1 (1997). Therefore, I agree with the trial court’s conclusion “there is insufficient evidence that the marriage ceremony met the requirements for a valid marriage, [thus,] the Court cannot find that D.”
State v. Anonymous (1974-6), 31 Conn. Supp. 292 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1974). · cites it 2× “V § 1; General Statutes §51-1; see Waller v. Florida, 397 U.”
Maryland Attorney Gen. Opinion 95 OAG 003 (Md. Att'y Gen. 2010). “C.G.S. §51-1 (1996). The North Carolina Attorney General opined that North Carolina could decline to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages, based upon that statute.”
State v. Yankocy, 1 Conn. Cir. Ct. 236 (Conn. App. Ct. 1962). · cites it 2× “A portion of this argument is met by the recitation of § 51-1 of the General Statutes: “The territorial jurisdiction of the supreme court of errors, the superior court, the court of common pleas and the circuit court shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of the state.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-1(2) — 1 case
Mussa v. Palmer-Mussa, 731 S.E.2d 404 (N.C. 2012). “C.G.S. § 51-1 (Cum. Supp. 1977). 3 The order also listed several relevant findings of fact that were based on the testimony presented at trial: 14.”
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