SIMMONS v. WEST HAVEN HOUSING, 399 U.S. 510 (1970)

SIMMONS ET UX. v. WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CONNECTICUT No. 81. Argued December 8, 1969 Decided June 29, 1970 The appeal, involving the issue whether a Connecticut statutory requirement that tenants wishing to appeal from an eviction judgment must post a bond offends the Due […]

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Simmons v. West Haven Housing Authority, 399 U.S. 510 (1970)

399 U.S. 510 90 S.Ct. 1960 26 L.Ed.2d 764 Rector SIMMONS, Jr., et ux., Appellants,v.WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY. No. 81. Argued Dec. 8, 1969. Decided June 29, 1970. Rehearing Denied Oct. 12, 1970. See 91 S.Ct. 23. Francis X. Dineen, New Haven, Conn., for appellants. F. Michael Ahern, Hartford, Conn., for the State of Connecticut, […]

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