Legal Opinion
West Hartford Taxpayers Assn., Inc. v. Streeter
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 26, 1983No. 11059PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This is an action brought, inter alia, against the mayor and members of the town council of West Hartford seeking an order by way of mandamus or mandatory injunction compelling the defendants to call an election for the adoption or rejection of an initiative petition limiting increases in the town budget. The trial court rendered a judgment for the defendants and the plaintiffs have appealed. The trial court ruled that the initiative provisions of the charter could not be utilized for budgetary matters. We agree.
The appeal raises three issues: (1) whether it is appropriate for a court to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Kosinski v. LawlorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Muller v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Monroe v. Middlebury Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Althouse v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Bredice v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Smith v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Lamb v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Stamford Ridgeway Associates v. Board of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Hessey v. BurdenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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