Legal Opinion
Perzanowski v. City of New Britain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 14, 1981PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
On January 9, 1973, the plaintiff brought an action in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 alleging that the city of New Britain (city), through its agents, servants and employees, abridged Ms civil rigMs on July 14, 1972, when it demolished certain real property owned by him. The defendants in that action, entitled Perzanowski v. Salvio, included the city, members of its board of survey and its building inspector. On January 4, 1974, nearly one year after the action was commenced, the claims were dismissed as against the city because it was not a person 2 amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Tuohey v. MartinjakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Hitchcock v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Hickey v. SlatterySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Nix v. Spector Freight System, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
3Cited by15 opinions
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