Legal Opinion

Cohen v. City of Hartford

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 31, 1998No. SC 15754PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PALMER, J.

In 1990, the defendant, the city of Hartford (city), adopted a regulation pursuant to which a downtown street, Pratt Street, is closed to vehicular traffic from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from approximately May through October, so that the street may be used as a pedestrian mall during those times. The plaintiffs, Samuel Cohen and Daniel Cohen, are the owner and manager, respectively, of two office buildings located on Pratt Street. They claim that the regulation is invalid because it is contrary to a requirement in the deed conveying Pratt Street to the *208c…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictisSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Yee v. City of EscondidoSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. BeckwithSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  4. Tuchman v. StateConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  5. Contractor's Supply of Waterbury, LLC v. Commissioner of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007

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