Legal Opinion

Andross v. Town of West Hartford

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided January 29, 2008No. SC 17742PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The plaintiffs, certain residents of the Elm-wood section of the town of West Hartford (town), appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting the motions of the defendants, the town, four town officials and three private development firms, to dismiss the action for lack of standing and, hence, subject matter jurisdiction. The plaintiffs had sought declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the conveyance of public park land to a private developer, to prevent the commercial development of this land and another parcel in Elmwood and to obtain the town’s compliance with a…

2Cases cited66 opinions

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3Cited by26 opinions

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