Legal Opinion

Society for Savings v. Chestnut Estates, Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 6, 1979PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, J.

The principal issue on this appeal is whether § 49-14 1 of the General Statutes, Connecticut’s deficiency judgment statute, is unconstitutional because it fails to safeguard a person’s constitutional right not to be deprived of his property without due process of law. We now decide that § 49-14 of the General Statutes is unconstitutional because it does not comply with the procedural due process of law requirements of the fourteenth amendment to the United States constitution and article first, § 10, of the Connecticut constitution.

This appeal presents an attack by the defendant Vincent…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by76 opinions

  1. Standard Tallow Corp. v. JowdySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  2. O'Connor v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  3. Cummings v. TrippSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. Hamm v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  5. Papa v. New Haven Federation of TeachersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982

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