Legal Opinion
Old Colony Gardens, Inc. v. City of Stamford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 8, 1959PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
The plaintiffs brought this action to test the validity of an ordinance of the defendant city entitled “Regulation of Rent and Housing Accommodations,” and to enjoin the enforcement of the ordinance. The parties have reserved the case on stipulated facts for the advice of this court.
The facts essential to our disposition of the matter can be stated in summary as follows: In March, 1956, the legislative authority of the city enacted a rent control ordinance. It was to expire on March 31, 1957. Prior to its expiration date, and again in 1958 and 1959, the ordinance was re-enacted for one year,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Block v. HirshSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Buxton v. UllmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Bridgeman v. City of DerbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Shelton v. City of SheltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Tileston v. UllmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Birkenfeld v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Inganamort v. Borough of Fort LeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- City of Miami Beach v. Fleetwood Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Baker v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Bredice v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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