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PHIPPS v. NIEJADLIK

175 Conn. 424 (1978)

JOYCE A. PHIPPS ET AL. v. BERNICE C. NIEJADLIK ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Lynch, assistant attorney general, with whom were Stanley K. Peck, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, and Bernard F. McGovern, Jr., assistant attorney general, for the appellants (defendants).

Sue L. Wise, with whom, on the brief, was Michael Avery, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

William S. Zeman and Joel M. Ellis filed a brief as amici curiae.

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.

PETERS, J.

The plaintiffs, Joyce A. Phipps, Keith M. Phipps and Craig E. Phipps brought an action in the Superior Court in New Haven County for a writ of mandamus to direct the chairperson and members of the board of trustees for state colleges to recommend and the attorney general to approve certain payments under § 5-144 of the General Statutes. The defendants filed an answer and asserted two special defenses. Upon stipulation of the relevant facts, the case...

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