Legal Opinion
Windham Taxpayers Ass'n v. Board of Selectmen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1995No. 15242PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal and cross appeal is whether the defendant board of selectmen (board)1 was required to submit a proper petition by the plaintiff Windham Taxpayers Association (association),2 pursuant to a special town meeting, to a spe*515cial referendum for the purpose of reconsidering an appropriation of money to construct a school. In order to consider that issue, we must address the underlying issue of whether General Statutes § 7-1,3 which requires that a town meeting be held upon petition of twenty or more qualified voters, preempts a town’s charter, enacted pursuant to…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Inc. v. GillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Peck v. JacqueminSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Robinson v. Unemployment Security Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Johnson v. MansonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Ganim v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Gay & Lesbian Law Students Ass'n v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- In Re Allison G.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- In re Jonathan M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. T.D.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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