Legal Opinion
Connecticut Baptist Convention v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1941PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElls, J.
The plaintiff applied to the defendant, mayor of the city of New Haven, for approval of the location of a station for the sale of gasoline on premises it owned at the corner of two streets. The defendant denied the application and the plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court, which sustained the appeal. The defendant has appealed to this court.
The defendant based his decision upon a hearing, a personal view of the premises and his knowledge of the situation by reason of the fact that he lives in the neighborhood. He filed no statement of the reasons upon which his decision was based. At the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Deflumeri v. SunderlandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Divirgilio v. Liquor Control CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
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