Legal Opinion
Perretta v. City of New Britain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 28, 1981PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The issue in this case is whether the New Britain city charter gave to the civil service commission the authority to hear appeals from discharges in the nature of layoffs arising out of the city’s financial crisis. The plaintiffs, non-probationary city employees, sued the city of New Britain and its mayor, Matthew J. Avitable, for an order of mandamus reinstating them in their positions after the commission’s orders of reinstatement were ignored by the city. The trial court denied relief, and the plaintiffs have appealed.
The following facts are undisputed. The plaintiffs John Perretta, Mary…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of New Haven v. United Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Jones v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- City of Hartford v. American Arbitration Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Smith v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Keeney v. Town of Old SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Cassella v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Stamford Ridgeway Associates v. Board of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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