Katz v. Brandon

I disagree with the portion of the opinion of the majority which finds no violation of the clear mandate of the rule enunciated in Low v. Madison, 135 Conn. 1, 60 A.2d 774. The Low case exhaustively reviews the rationale and history of the application of the principles promulgated therein concerning the disqualification of a public official. In that case we held (p. 10) that the action of a commission must not be “laid open to misinterpretation and suspicion.” The question is primarily “one of public policy” and the “standard in public office [is primarily] measured by considerations of…