Arsenal School District v. Consolidated Town & City of Hartford

(Maltbie, C. J.,

dissenting). It is unfortunate that the persons responsible for the drafting of the special act concerning the consolidation of schools in Hartford did not proceed with more care and a greater appreciation of the need fully to express the intent of the law. As the act stands, it is difficult to determine what is its intention. However, I am not able to accept the interpretation placed upon it in the majority opinion with reference to the implied inclusion of the provisions of the General Statutes concerning the imposition of an adjustment tax. Those provisions do not…