Legal Opinion
Buonocore v. Town of Branford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 6, 1984No. 11004PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from the refusal of the trial court to declare invalid § 4g of the charter of the town of Branford (hereinafter the charter), which restricts the political activities of uncías-*400sified state employees. Because we conclude that the trial court erred in determining that the municipality had authority to adopt that section of the charter, we find error and direct judgment for the plaintiff.
The facts are not in dispute: The plaintiff, Dominic Buonocore, is a resident of the town of Branford, a citizen of the United States, and has been employed since 1965 as a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Morris v. BulkeleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
- Pepin v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- City Council v. HallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Barlow v. KaminskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Avonside, Inc. v. Zoning & Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Warner v. Leslie-Elliott Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Capalbo v. Planning & Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Blue Sky Bar, Inc. v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Bottone v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- City of Norwich v. Housing Authority of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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