O'Hara v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that frustration of purpose did not apply then the proposed plans for relocation change but “the agreement explicitly acknowledged the possibility that the plans for relocation could be altered”
• impossibility doctrine did not excuse duty to convey real property, despite nonoccurrence of road- way relocation project that was condition to convey- ance, because contract anticipated that situation by requiring partial conveyance if condition did not occur

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Gazo v. City of Stamford
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-01-30· cited 339×
• Wadia Enterprises, Inc. v. Hirschfeld
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-12-22· cited 277×
• Chmielewski v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-05-14· cited 153×
• Bank of Boston Connecticut v. Schlesinger
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-08-13· cited 130×
• Commissioner of Health Services v. Youth Challenge of Greater Hartford, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-07-23· cited 55×
• Sosin v. Sosin
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-02-22· cited 54×
• Loomis Institute v. Town of Windsor
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-11· cited 49×
• Medvalusa Health Programs, Inc. v. Memberworks, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-05-17· cited 43×
• Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency v. Landmark Investment Group, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-05-14· cited 34×
• Waddy v. Riggleman
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-10-22· cited 30×
• Bower v. D'Onfro
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1997-06-24· cited 28×
• LaSalla v. Doctor's Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-06-13· cited 27×
• Chem-Tek, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.
  D. Connecticut· 1993-03-08· cited 23×
• Allied Grocers Cooperative, Inc. v. Caplan
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1993-02-09· cited 22×
• Vermande v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
  D. Connecticut· 2004-12-28· cited 20×
• Neiditz v. Housing Authority
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-01-10· cited 17×
• Colby v. Burnham
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1993-06-29· cited 17×
• AGW Sono Partners, LLC v. Downtown Soho, LLC
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2022-05-10· cited 16×
• TDS Painting & Restoration, Inc. v. Copper Beech Farm, Inc.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2002-11-12· cited 16×
• McCullough v. Waterside Associates
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2007-06-26· cited 15×

Cites

30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Dills v. Town of Enfield
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-04-18· cited 164×
• Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1972-07-27· cited 158×
• Kaplan v. Kaplan
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-03-02· cited 139×
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Murphy
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-03-01· cited 134×
• Bernard v. Gershman
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1989-06-20· cited 120×
• Cecio Bros., Inc. v. Feldmann
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1971-06-03· cited 117×
• West Haven Sound Development Corp. v. City of West Haven
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-26· cited 109×
• Bertozzi v. McCarthy
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-03-07· cited 107×
• Carpenter v. Carpenter
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-12-28· cited 100×
• Barnes v. Barnes
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-06-21· cited 91×
• Hanover Insurance v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-02-05· cited 91×
• State v. Gilnite
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-02-24· cited 87×
• Gordon v. Indusco Management Corp.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-01-24· cited 84×
• Johnson v. Healy
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1978-09-05· cited 81×
• West Haven Sound Development Corp. v. City of West Haven
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-05-03· cited 81×
• DelVecchio v. DelVecchio
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-02-05· cited 58×
• Danpar Associates v. Somersville Mills Sales Room, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-12-09· cited 57×
• Town of Newington v. General Sanitation Service Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-04-30· cited 48×
• S.H.V.C., Inc. v. Roy
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-09-28· cited 45×
• DiBella v. Widlitz
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-04-26· cited 41×