Salamandra v. Kozlowski

The plaintiffs, A-l Rentals, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and Eugene Salamandra, the president and treasurer of said corporation, brought an action for a declaratory judgment to determine whether under the provisions of § 53-303 1 of the General Statutes the plaintiff Salamandra and members of his family can legally engage in the business of merchandising motor vehicles on Sunday. The defendant named in the declaratory judgment action was the commissioner of motor vehicles for the state of Connecticut.

The defendant commissioner filed a plea in abatement challenging the jurisdiction of the…