Legal Opinion
City of Danbury v. Corbett
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 13, 1953PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The plaintiff city brought this action against the defendants, seeking a declaratory judgment that the sale of alcoholic liquor in the grocery store of the defendant First National Stores, Inc., is in violation of the ordinances of the city, and an injunction restraining such sale. The court rendered judgment for the plaintiff and the defendants have appealed.
The parties entered into a stipulation of facts which may be stated briefly. In April, 1936, the city of Danbury legally adopted an amendment to § 1 of its zoning ordinance which added the following definitions: “(v) A ‘Tavern’ is a…
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- Dean Milk Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
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