COLOGNE v. WESTFARMS ASSOCIATES

(12059)

192 Conn. 48 (1984)

CHRISTINE A. COLOGNE ET AL. v. WESTFARMS ASSOCIATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Margulies, with whom were Shelley Geballe and Martha Stone, for the appellants-appellees (plaintiffs).

Robert M. Dombroff, with whom were Melvin S. Katz, and, on the brief, Samuel J. Henderson and Joseph Aviv, of the Michigan bar, for the appellees-appellants (named defendant et al.).

Victor J. Dowling, for the appellees-appellants (defendant Richard W. Sheehan et al.).

Joseph F. Keefe, appeared as co-counsel, for the appellee-appellant (defendant Joseph P. Vetrano).

PETERS, HEALEY, SHEA, SPONZO and COVELLO, JS.


SHEA, J.

The principal question presented by this appeal is whether a court of this state may direct that the rights of free speech and petition in our state constitution may be exercised upon private property consisting of a large regional shopping center, contrary to the wishes of its owners. We conclude that it may not and vacate the judgment which contained such a decree.

The plaintiffs are the Connecticut National Organization for Women (hereinafter NOW...

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