Legal Opinion
Hilton v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 20, 1995No. 14925PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the named defendant, the city of New Haven,1 has an obligation to provide indigent individuals with shelter pursuant to article first, § 10, of the Connecticut constitution or as an unenumerated right implicit in the state constitution. The plaintiffs, a certified class of homeless persons from New Haven,2 claim that New Haven has abrogated its constitutional duty by limiting the provision of emergency shelter pursuant to No. 92-16 of the Public Acts, Special Session, May, 1992 (Spec. Sess. P.A. 92-16), incorporated in General Statutes (Rev. to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Local 37 v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Sturman v. SochaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Gaudio v. GaudioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Eder Bros. v. Wine Merchants of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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