HORTON v. MESKILL


172 Conn. 615 (1977)

BARNABY HORTON ET AL. v. THOMAS J. MESKILL ET AL. PETER D. GRACE ET AL. v. THOMAS J. MESKILL ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Della-Bitta, assistant attorney general, with whom were Bernard F. McGovern, Jr., assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, for the appellants-appellees (defendant state officials in both cases).

Maurice T. FitzMaurice, for the appellees-appellants (plaintiffs in both cases).

Stephen Pierson and James F. Altham, Jr., each filed a brief as amicus curiae.

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js.


HOUSE, C. J.

These appeals have been consolidated for presentation to this court because they present identical basic facts and identical questions of law. Pursuant to a stipulation approved by the trial court, it has been agreed that any judgments in the cases against the defendants shall be fully binding on their successors in office without the necessity for substitutions of parties defendant owing to a change in the...

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