RIDGEFIELD WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS, INC. v. FOSSI

Civ. No. B-74-425.

458 F.Supp. 117 (1978)

The RIDGEFIELD WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS, INC., et al. v. Louis J. FOSSI, Individually and as First Selectman of the Town of Ridgefield, et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

October 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly J. Hodgson, Koskoff, Koskoff, Rutkin & Bieder, Bridgeport, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Richard J. Fricke, Ridgefield, Conn., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

NEWMAN, District Judge.

This suit raises the question of whether, under the circumstances of this case, a town may constitutionally convey property for a nominal consideration to a private organization that discriminates on the basis of sex. Plaintiffs Carol Octeau, Barbara Wardenburg, and Allison McLean are residents and taxpayers of the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and plaintiffs...

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