Supreme Court of Connecticut· 7/4/1995
State v. Spears
Citations
- 234 Conn. 78
- 662 A.2d 80
- 1995 Conn. LEXIS 202
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- principles of statutory construction require that we not construe a statute in a manner that will lead to absurd consequences or bizarre results
- we presume legislature does not intend to promulgate statutes or rules that lead to absurd consequences or bizarre results
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Judges: Callahan
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50 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Willow Springs Condominium Ass'n v. Seventh BRT Development Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-06-02· cited 356×
- Rivera v. Double A Transportation, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-03-16· cited 260×
- Figueroa v. C & S Ball BearingSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-05-14· cited 218×
- Dowling v. SlotnikSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-05-26· cited 170×
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-08-06· cited 154×
- Connecticut National Bank v. GiacomiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-22· cited 138×
- State v. DenbySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-12-05· cited 123×
- Castagno v. WholeanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-11-26· cited 103×
- In re Bruce R.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-11· cited 96×
- Ruddock v. BurrowesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-01-27· cited 93×
- Connecticut Ass'n of Not-for-Profit Providers for Aging v. Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-03-31· cited 82×
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-05-21· cited 81×
- State v. MurraySupreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-09-05· cited 78×
- State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-02-06· cited 75×
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Texas-Ohio Power, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-02-17· cited 72×
- M. Dematteo Construction Co. v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-04-23· cited 67×
- State v. DeFrancescoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-11-21· cited 66×
- Ferrigno v. Cromwell Development AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-03-24· cited 66×
- Packer v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-08-04· cited 64×
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Board of Tax ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-22· cited 58×
Cites
50 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court· 1984-03-21· cited 7,642×
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 6,197×
- Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.Supreme Court· 1994-06-06· cited 964×
- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court· 1973-03-27· cited 899×
- United States v. AlbertiniSupreme Court· 1985-06-24· cited 731×
- Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court· 1976-04-27· cited 703×
- Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co.Supreme Court· 1989-05-22· cited 632×
- Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court· 1976-06-14· cited 605×
- Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1987-03-23· cited 598×
- Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court· 1979-02-26· cited 453×
- United States v. RutherfordSupreme Court· 1979-06-18· cited 398×
- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-09-01· cited 364×
- Negonsott v. SamuelsSupreme Court· 1993-02-24· cited 334×
- Solem v. BartlettSupreme Court· 1984-02-22· cited 328×
- Cheshire Mortgage Service, Inc. v. MontesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-06-30· cited 281×
- Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.Supreme Court· 1986-06-16· cited 243×
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1946-04-01· cited 224×
- Peck v. JacqueminSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-04-23· cited 200×
- Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of MontanaSupreme Court· 1971-01-18· cited 197×
- Ambroise v. William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-08-03· cited 190×
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