Legal Opinion
Levitt v. Attorney-General
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 9, 1930PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The plaintiff presented on October 22d, 1929, a petition in writing to the Attorney-General under § 3614 of the General Statutes, signed by over one hundred electors of the State requesting him to file a complaint to have the commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission removed from office for “material neglect of duty.” The Attorney-General declined to bring such a complaint. Thereafter, on January 23d, 1930, the plaintiff brought his application to the Superior Court for a writ of mandamus requiring the Attorney-General to file a complaint for the removal from office of these…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- State Ex Rel. Foote v. BartholomewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- O'brien's PetitionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Fairfield County Bar v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Smyth v. TitcombSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1850
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Adams v. RubinowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Lockyer v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
- State Ex Rel. Heimov v. ThomsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Connecticut Commission On Special Revenue v. Connecticut Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Athanson v. GrassoDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1976
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