Supreme Court of Connecticut· 7/24/1958
Clark v. Town Council
Citations
- 145 Conn. 476
- 144 A.2d 327
- 1958 Conn. LEXIS 214
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- \The practical construction placed over the years upon ambiguous language in legislation by those charged with its administration becomes weighty evidence of what the law is.\
- “The practical construction placed over the years upon ambiguous language in legislation by those charged with its administration becomes weighty evidence of what the law is.”
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Judges: Daly, Baldwin, King, Murphy, Mellitz
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45 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Protect Hamden/North Haven from Excessive Traffic & Pollution, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-12-10· cited 197×
- West Hartford Interfaith Coalition, Inc. v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-02-08· cited 165×
- Builders Service Corp. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-07-12· cited 133×
- Anderson v. LudginSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1978-08-01· cited 108×
- Summ v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1962-11-07· cited 105×
- Connecticut State Medical Society v. Connecticut Board of ExaminersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-08-23· cited 93×
- Corsino v. GroverSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1961-04-20· cited 92×
- Harris v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-02-12· cited 89×
- Stiles v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1970-03-03· cited 75×
- Buxton v. UllmanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-12-08· cited 67×
- Malafronte v. Planning & Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1967-06-08· cited 66×
- St. John's Roman Catholic Church Corp. v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1962-07-27· cited 65×
- Aunt Hack Ridge Estates, Inc. v. Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1970-12-01· cited 65×
- L. Wayne Furtney v. Simsbury Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1970-07-14· cited 62×
- Langer v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1972-07-27· cited 55×
- Bottone v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-01-24· cited 51×
- Rocchi v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1968-10-29· cited 50×
- State v. SoberSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1974-02-26· cited 40×
- Wade v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-10-28· cited 38×
- Neuger v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-10-28· cited 38×
Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court· 1926-11-22· cited 2,940×
- Jennings v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1954-02-09· cited 114×
- Couch v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1954-06-16· cited 102×
- Kutcher v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1952-04-29· cited 87×
- Pecora v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-07-17· cited 62×
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1956-07-24· cited 57×
- Levinsky v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1956-12-11· cited 54×
- Park Regional Corporation v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1957-12-10· cited 53×
- Fairlawns Cemetery Assn., Inc. v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1952-01-08· cited 49×
- Wilson v. Town of West HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-07-29· cited 49×
- Corthouts v. Town of NewingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1953-08-04· cited 49×
- State v. VachonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1953-12-08· cited 48×
- Speakman v. Mayor and Council of Borough of North PlainfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1951-12-03· cited 46×
- Suffield Heights Corporation v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1957-06-18· cited 46×
- Mallory v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1952-01-29· cited 44×
- Sullivan v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1956-03-16· cited 44×
- Poneleit v. DudasSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1954-07-07· cited 42×
- Cedar Island Improvement Assn. v. Clinton Electric Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-05-03· cited 30×
- Miller v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-04-06· cited 24×
- Hutchison v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1953-11-03· cited 20×
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