Legal Opinion
Cheshire Taxpayers' Action Committee, Inc. v. Guilford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 24, 1984No. 11415PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The question on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in issuing a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant members of the Cheshire town council1 to submit an ordinance proposed by initiative petition to referendum. Because the trial court refused to consider whether the proposed ordinance clearly exceeded the power of the electorate, we find error and remand for a new trial.
The underlying facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff appellee is a taxpayer and elector in the town of Cheshire.2 In July, 1979, the plaintiff and other electors circulated a petition which proposed an ordinance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kosinski v. LawlorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Stolberg v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Milford Education Assn. v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Monroe v. Middlebury Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- West Hartford Taxpayers Assn., Inc. v. StreeterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Halpern v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- McAllister v. NicholsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Board of Education v. Town & BoroughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Simons v. CantySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Echo Four v. HillConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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