Legal Opinion
State v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 24, 1956PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The information charged the defendant with a violation of an ordinance of the town of Stratford. He was presented in the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County. His demurrer to the information was overruled, whereupon he entered a plea of not guilty and elected to be tried to the court without a jury. The court found him guilty, and he has appealed.
The ordinance prohibited the sale of merchandise at auction on Sunday and after 6 o’clock in the after noon of any day. It is set forth, in the footnote. 1 The defendant challenges the validity of the ordinance on two grounds: (1) The legal…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Lyman v. AdornoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- State v. HillmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- People Ex Rel. Schwab v. . GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Amsel v. BrooksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Sage-Allen Co., Inc. v. WheelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Heslin v. Connecticut Law Clinic of Trantolo & TrantoloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Snyder v. Town of NewtownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Aaron v. Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Clark v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Borden Company v. ThomasonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
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