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STEENECK v. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

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235 Conn. 572 (1995)

BEATRICE STEENECK ET AL. v. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Stratton, for the appellant (plaintiff Ruth Steinkraus Cohen).

Frederick S. Gold, with whom were Ellen A. Jawitz, and, on the brief, Robin G. Frederick, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).

James R. Fogarty, with whom was Carolyn Alexander Collins, for the appellee (defendant Professors World Peace Academy).

Peters, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and Palmer, Js.

NORCOTT, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff Ruth Steinkraus Cohen has standing, as a "life trustee" of the University of Bridgeport, to challenge, as ultra vires, certain actions taken by the university's board of trustees. Cohen was one of a group of plaintiffs at trial that included students, donors, alumni, and a former trustee, who brought this action against the defendants, the University...

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