Legal Opinion
Willimantic Car Wash, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 23, 1999No. SC 15991PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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PETERS, J.
Under General Statutes § 8-8 (b), any person aggrieved by a decision of a municipal zoning or planning board has a right to appeal to the Superior Court.1 Should the parties to such a dispute wish to settle the dispute once such an appeal has been filed, § 8-8 (n) requires that the settlement be approved by the Superior Court after a hearing has been held.2 3*The dispositive issue in this case is the nature of the required hearing. Specifically, the parties disagree as to whether (1) a pretrial conference in judicial chambers, or (2) a subsequent hearing in open court on a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Couch v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Rybinski v. State Employees' Retirement CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Fairlawns Cemetery Assn., Inc. v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Janus Films, Inc. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Herman v. Division of Special RevenueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Town of GrotonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Brookridge District Ass'n v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- United States v. SpruillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Cantoni v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- City of Torrington v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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