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D'ANGELO v. McGOLDRICK

(15444)

239 Conn. 356 (1996)

EUGENE D'ANGELO ET AL. v. JOHN McGOLDRICK ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. McDonald, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Margaret Q. Chapple, assistant attorney general, with whom were Henri Alexandre, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellees (defendants).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Katz and Peters, JS.

PETERS, J.

General Statutes §31-511 provides a cause of action for damages for an employee who has been disciplined or discharged on account of the exercise by such employee of various constitutional rights including the freedom of speech. The principal issue in this case is whether the plaintiffs, Eugene D'Angelo and Vincent DeRosa, can prevail in their cause of action under this statute without establishing a causal connection between...

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