Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Cotto v. United Technologies Corp.

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 12, 1998No. AC 16670Published

1ConcurrenceHennessy, J.

While I agree with the result reached by the majority, I disagree with the conclusion that General Statutes § 31-51q is applicable to speech on private property. I believe that the trial court properly held that § 31-51q does not apply and dismissed the plaintiffs complaint. Therefore, I respectfully concur in the judgment.

“[I]t is fundamental that the First Amendment [to the United States constitution] prohibits governmental infringement on the right of free speech. Similarly, the Fourteenth Amendment [to the United States constitution], which prohibits the states from denying federal…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Hudgens v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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