Legal Opinion
Keeney v. L & S Construction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 29, 1993No. 14535PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether monetary penalties imposed for disposal of solid wastes in violation of the applicable environmental statutes were so excessive as to constitute an abuse of discretion. The plaintiff, Timothy R.E. Keeney, the commissioner of environmental protection (commissioner), filed a multicount complaint charging the defendants L and S Construction, Cathy Morsey, Lee B. Morsey and Steven Hinckley (defendants)1 with the dumping of demolition debris without a permit, at five different sites in Connecticut, in violation of General Statutes §§ 22a-208a (b)2 and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Shelnitz v. GreenbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Carothers v. CapozzielloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Johnson v. ToscanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ventres v. Goodspeed Airport, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Connecticut Building Wrecking Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Viera v. CohenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Keeney v. Town of Old SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Cadlerock Properties Joint Venture, L.P. v. Commissioner of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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