HACKETT v. J.L.G. PROPERTIES, LLC

No. 17871.

940 A.2d 769 (2008)

285 Conn. 498

Thomas HACKETT v. J.L.G. PROPERTIES, LLC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. McCarthy, for the appellant (substitute plaintiff Kathy Castagnetta).

Peter C. Hunt, Danbury, for the appellee (defendant).

Ted D. Backer, Danbury, filed a brief for the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials as amicus curiae.

BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


VERTEFEUILLE, J.

The sole issue in this appeal from a zoning enforcement action is whether the trial court properly rendered judgment in favor of the defendant, J.L.G. Properties, LLC, on the basis of its determination that the zoning regulations of the town of New Milford (town) were preempted by the Federal Power Act (act), 16 U.S.C. § 791a et seq. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The relevant facts are undisputed. The defendant owns a commercial...

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