Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Kelman v. Schaffer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 27, 1971PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
These two cases were consolidated for trial in the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The actions were brought by two plaintiffs, each between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years. In the first instance the plaintiffs sought writs of mandamus ordering that their names be placed on the ballot in the town of New Canaan as candidates for the town council, for which positions they had received the endorsement of the Democratic Town Committee and the New Canaan Democratic caucus. By later amendment to their complaints, they also sought a declaratory judgment that the Connecticut statutes do…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- United Oil Co. v. Urban Redevelopment CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Adams v. RubinowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- STATE BAR ASSN. v. Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- National Transportation Co., Inc. v. ToquetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Brown v. O'ConnellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. ClementeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Laurel Park, Inc. v. PacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Scinto v. StammSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Textron, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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