Legal Opinion
Ghent v. Planning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 16, 1991No. 14195PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court sustaining the plaintiffs appeal from a decision of the planning commission of the city of Waterbury (commission). The issues presented are: (1) in an appeal from a planning action, does the failure of the planning commission to return a transcript of its proceedings to court deprive the court of subject matter jurisdiction; (2) are the commission’s regulations authorizing dead-end streets when through streets are “impractical” so lacking in precision that they furnish an inadequate standard by which to guide the commission and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters of America v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Winslow v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Forest Construction Co. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- International Business MacHines Corporation v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Giaimo v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Smith v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Harris v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Angelsea Productions, Inc. v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Barberino Realty & Development Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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