Legal Opinion
West Farms Mall, LLC v. Town of West Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 11, 2006No. SC 17464PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
This case arises from an agreement between the named defendant, the town of West Hartford (town), and certain private entities for the development of a commercial project in downtown West Hartford known as “Blue Back Square.” The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly concluded that the plaintiff, West Farms Mall, LLC, lacked standing to bring suit against the defendants 2 to challenge this agreement. The plaintiff claims that it: (1) has taxpayer standing either because the agreement probably will result in an increase to its taxes or because…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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