Legal Opinion
Pelton & King, Inc. v. Town of Bethlehem
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 25, 1929PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
The advice to be given upon this reservation depends upon the meaning and effect of Chapter 170 of the Public Acts of 1925, which is quoted in a footnote hereto. We are to ascertain the intention of the legislature in passing this Act, from the words used, but reading all the parts of the statute together, and having in view the circumstances surrounding the legislature at the time it was passed, and the history and progress of kindred legislation. Old Saybrook v. Public Utilities Commission, 100 Conn. 322, 328, 124 Atl. 33; Bayon v. Beckley, 89 Conn. 154, 160, 93 Atl. 139; New York & N. E.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Friedman v. County of HampdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Columbia Digger Co. v. RectorDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1914
- Baurer v. DevenisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- National Fireproofing Co. v. Town of HuntingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C. v. CFC Construction Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- American Masons' Supply Co. v. F. W. Brown Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- New Britain Lumber Co. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- International Harvester Co. v. L. G. DeFelice & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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