THOMAS v. WEST HAVEN

(SC 15843)

249 Conn. 385 (1999)

GEORGE THOMAS ET AL. v. CITY OF WEST HAVEN ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Reed, with whom were Wesley W. Horton and, on the brief, William C. Turney and Paul A. Croce, legal intern, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Joseph L. Rini, with whom was Michael P. Farrell, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and Palmer, Js.


Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal1 involves the evidentiary showing necessary to establish a prima facie case of federal equal protection violations against a city, its planning and zoning commission, and certain individual commissioners serving on the commission. The plaintiffs, George Thomas, Barbara Thomas and John Finnell, appeal from the judgment of the court, Hon. Frank S. Meadow, judge...

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