Legal Opinion
Burns v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 18, 1989No. 13570PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In this action the plaintiff commissioner of transportation sought the removal of three outdoor advertising sign structures erected by the defendant upon private property bordering interstate route 95 (1-95), two of the signs being located in East Haven and one in Bridgeport. The trial court imposed fines and granted injunctive relief with respect to the East Haven signs on the ground that they violated regulations of the department of transportation prohibiting the location of sign structures within 500 feet of a highway interchange and did not fall within any of the exceptions in the…
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