McKEITHEN v. STAMFORD


149 Conn. 619 (1962)

DAVID L. MCKEITHEN v. CITY OF STAMFORD JAMES CULLINAN v. CITY OF STAMFORD

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. McDonald, with whom were Louis I. Iacovo and, on the brief, Albert L. Coles, for the appellant (plaintiff) in the first case.

Joseph J. Tooher, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was P. Lawrence Epifanio, for the appellant (plaintiff) in the second case.

Isadore M. Mackler, with whom, on the brief, were Theodore Godlin and Gerald Kolinsky, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and PASTORE, JS.


KING, J.

The plaintiffs in these cases were members of the police force in Stamford. On March 12, 1958, each plaintiff was arrested on a charge of breaking and entering and was bound over for trial in the Superior Court. On that date, each, because of his arrest, was suspended from duty by the chief of police, Joseph W. Kinsella.1 No question is raised as to the validity of the suspension for...

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