STROINEY v. CRESCENT LAKE TAX DISTRICT

(13141)

205 Conn. 290 (1987)

EILEEN C. STROINEY ET AL. v. CRESCENT LAKE TAX DISTRICT ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released November 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Kissel, with whom was Joseph E. Fallon, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Ronald P. Sherlock, with whom were William F. McDonald, town counsel, and, on the brief, James W. Sherman, for the appellees (defendants).

PETERS C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS and HULL, JS.


HULL, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiffs' action on the ground of lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the plaintiffs lacked standing. We agree with the trial court that the defendant Crescent Lake Tax District (district) is a de facto quasi-municipal corporation whose validity may only be challenged by the state in a quo warranto proceeding, and find no error.

On April 15, 1982, a petition...

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