Legal Opinion
Connecticut Baptist Convention v. McCarthy
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 10, 1942PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The named plaintiff, hereinafter called the plaintiff, applied to the defendant for a license to sell gasoline on its property in New Haven. The defendant denied the application on the sole ground that it was not accompanied by a certificate of approval from the mayor of New Haven as required by Public Acts, 1927, Chap. 245, which is still the governing statute as regards New Haven only. Glanz v. New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals, 123 Conn. 311, 317, 195 Atl. 186. The relevant portions of this statute are printed in the footnote. 1 The case turns on its constitutionality. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Panama Refining Co. v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Commonwealth v. MaletskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Holley v. SunderlandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Biz v. Liquor Control CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
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