Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. City of Stamford v. Board of Purchase & Supplies
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 6, 1930PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaines, J.
The case involves a conflict of authority between two branches of the city government of Stamford. The common council adopted a resolution on June 17th, 1929, directed to the board of finance, requesting that that board make an appropriation for the use of the fire department, and specified among the articles to be purchased “One American La France City Service Truck, $10,000,” and “extra equipment for City Service Truck $193.” This resolution was approved by the mayor, and on June 25th, 1929, the board of finance granted the appropriation in the form and for the amounts requested. On June…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Baird v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Motz v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
- Harlem Gas Co. v. . Mayor, C., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1865
- People Ex Rel. Smith v. FlaggNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Bridgeman v. City of DerbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jennings v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Kelly v. DeweySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Blakeslee v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Shanley v. JankuraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Brown, State's Attorney, Ex Rel. Gray v. QuintilianSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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