Legal Opinion
Cece v. Felix Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 27, 1999No. SC 16041PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
This case concerns the constitutionality of General Statutes § 31-349, as it incorporates Public Acts 1995, No. 95-277 (P.A. 95-277),1 which sharply limits the future liability of the second injury fund to pay *459workers’ compensation benefits to workers injured before the effective date of the public act. Although the constitutional challenges to the validity of the statute are grounded in both the contracts clause* 2 and the due process clause of the United States constitution,3 resolution of these challenges turns on one critical issue. That issue is whether, in its initial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Dodd v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Dowling v. SlotnikSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Hall v. Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Davis v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Poole v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Giaimo v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Badolato v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Casey v. Northeast UtilitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Masko v. Town of WallingfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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