Legal Opinion

Faith Center, Inc. v. City of Hartford

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 13, 1984No. 11588; 11589PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal1 by the plaintiff, a religious organization, from a judgment for the defendants city of Hartford and town of Avon. The plaintiff brought an action in several counts, pursuant to General Statutes § 12-119, claiming that its personal property located in the respective city and town was exempt from taxation and had been wrongfully assessed on the lists of October 1,1976. It later amended its complaint by including an additional count against each defendant alleging a violation of civil rights and claiming relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The trial court found that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. E. Ingraham Co. v. Town & City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
  5. Crescent Beach Ass'n v. Town of East LymeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Second Stone Ridge Cooperative Corp. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  2. Anderson v. Town of LitchfieldConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
  3. United Church of Christ v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  4. City of Hartford v. Faith Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  5. In re Shannon S.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1989

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