Legal Opinion
Doe v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 31, 1990No. 13744PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the class of indigent women represented by the named plaintiff1 is constitutionally entitled to an *87award of attorneys’ fees and costs as found by the trial court. We conclude that article first, § 10 of the state constitution did not authorize the trial court to make such an award and, therefore, reverse the judgment.
This case began on August 20,1981, when the named plaintiff and her physician brought a class action2 challenging the legality of a regulation issued by the defendant commissioner of income maintenance.3 The regulation restricted the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
- New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- Putman v. Wenatchee Valley Medical CenterWashington Supreme Court · 2009
- Moore v. GanimSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Potvin v. Lincoln Service & Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State Board of Tax Commissioners v. Town of St. JohnIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
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