Legal Opinion
Andrews v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 24, 1965PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
The plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus to compel his return to the New Haven police department as a patrolman. The defendants are the city of New Haven, its mayor, the members of the board of police commissioners, the members of the civil service board, the chief and the assistant chief of police, the city controller, the city treasurer and the clerk of the police board. The court concluded that the plaintiff had never been appointed as a member of the permanent police force and denied the writ. The plaintiff has appealed.
The complaint has been couched in language which does not allege the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McAdams v. BarbieriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- State Ex Rel. Levy v. PallottiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Thompson v. TroupSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- State Ex Rel. Donahue v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Guglielmo v. BerginSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
3Cited by9 opinions
- Light v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Scala v. Airport CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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- Carleton v. Civil Service Commission of BridgeportConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Chambers v. New HavenConnecticut Superior Court · 1974
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