Legal Opinion
Thomas v. City of West Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 29, 1999No. SC 15843PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal1 involves the evidentiary showing necessary to establish a prima facie case of federal equal protection violations against a city, its planning and zoning commission, and certain individual commissioners serving on the commission. The plaintiffs, George Thomas, Barbara Thomas and John Finnell, appeal from the judgment of the court, Hon. Frank S. Meadow, judge trial referee, in favor of the defendants, the city of West Haven (city), the city’s planning and zoning commission (commission), and two individual commissioners, Donald Lewis and…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by61 opinions
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