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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF POMFRET ET AL. v. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL. (AC 31780) (AC 31781)
Bishop, Harper and Beach, Js. Argued February 7--officially released August 2, 2011

(Appeal from Superior Court, judicial district of New Britain, Vacchelli, J.) Tracie C. Brown, principal attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Victor Perpetua, principal attorney, and Colleen M. Murphy, general counsel, for the appellant (named defendant in both cases). Michael A. Zizka, with whom, on the brief, was Lana

M. Glovach, for the appellees (plaintiffs in both cases).

Opinion

BEACH, J. The defendant freedom of information commission (commission)1 appeals from the judgments of the trial court sustaining the administrative appeals of the plaintiff planning and zoning commission of the town of Pomfret2 from the final decisions of the commission. On appeal, the commission claims that the court erred in overturning its decisions because the court (1) addressed issues that were not before the commission, and (2) construed General Statutes

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