Legal Opinion

Hallas v. Freedom of Information Commission

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 2, 1989No. 7161PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.

The plaintiffs, Herbert C. Hallas and Mary Katz Moule, appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from a final ruling of the defendant freedom of information commission (FOIC). The sole question for our review is whether the trial court erred in concluding that the FOIC acted legally in determining that the defendant Robinson and Cole, in its capacity as bond counsel for the town of Windsor, is not a “public agency” within the meaning of General Statutes § l-18a (a).1 We find no error.

The trial court found the following facts. The plaintiffs maintain law offices in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Forsham v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Board of Trustees of Woodstock Academy v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. Billings v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Connecticut Humane Society v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  2. Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  3. Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  4. Envirotest Systems Corp. v. Freedom of Information CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  5. Alyne Fortgang, Appellant, v. Woodland Park Zoo, RespondentCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016

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