Walter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “the mandate of § 31-298 that the commissioner protect the substantial rights of the parties while exercising his broad, equitable powers to take evidence and to carry out the provisions of [the act], we hold that the commissioner did not abuse his discretion in precluding the plaintiff from admitting evidence from her vocational rehabilitation expert when she disregarded the commissioner's order to submit to an examination by the defendants' expert”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Graham v. Olson Wood Associates, Inc.

2. “[T]he court may not, by construction, supply omissions in a statute or add exceptions or qualifications, merely because it opines that good reason exists for so doing. . . . This is especially so where it appears that the omission was intentional. . . . In such a situation, the remedy lies not with the court but with the General Assembly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 Conn. Supp. 542 - VIP OF BERLIN, LLC v. Town of Berlin

3. “resulted in a hearing on the merits of the claim, rather than the conclusive presumption of liability provided by a granting of a motion to preclude”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Graham v. Olson Wood Associates, Inc.