Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-125
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Sec. 3-125. Duties of Attorney General; deputy; assistants; associate attorneys general.
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Cited. 98 C. 112. Scope of duties in enforcing charitable gifts. 102 C. 422. In case of public charitable trust, Attorney General or trustees, and not beneficiaries, are proper parties to appeal from acceptance of final account of administrator. 106 C. 591. Cited. 115 C. 560. In suit to terminate private trust, joinder of Attorney General as defendant is not adequate representation of unborn parties in interest. 125 C. 649. Cited. 133 C. 91. Assistants appointed under section are to assist Attorney General in performance of general duties. Id., 342. Failure of trustees to apply standard of public interest provided by testatrix was an abuse of discretion. 139 C. 612. Attorney General properly a party in action to terminate testamentary trust and to substitute compromise agreement as charitable bequests were involved. 145 C. 634. Cited. 151 C. 517; 152 C. 591; 154 C. 683. Attorney General represents public interest in protecting charitable dispositions and was proper party defendant where educational trust was challenged. 157 C. 265. Cited. 158 C. 439. Failure to join Attorney General in action for declaratory judgment concerning charitable funds is jurisdictional defect. 160 C. 557. Cited. 161 C. 312; 164 C. 548; 166 C. 21. An Attorney General's opinion, previously rendered on a question of law, which has now come before the court, is entitled to careful consideration and generally regarded as highly persuasive, but is not binding. Id., 113. Attorney General must, under section, represent the public interest as a necessary party in any litigation involving a public trust. 172 C. 496. Cited. 174 C. 308; 179 C. 62; Id., 198; 187 C. 109; 217 C. 404; 234 C. 539; 243 C. 1.
Cited. 41 CA 790; 43 CA 365.
Attorney General properly a party in an action seeking injunction against demolition of memorial bridges built with charitable gifts. 16 CS 229. Cited. 17 CS 320. Attorney General may file motion for contempt for failure to obey a court order for support of children and motion for order increasing amount where state has paid substantial sums in aid to dependent children. 19 CS 214. Cited. 26 CS 384. Attorney General is representative of public interest in protection of trusts for charitable uses. Id., 394. Cited. 27 CS 484; 28 CS 244; Id., 469; 30 CS 87; 37 CS 50; 39 CS 80; 40 CS 116.
Cited. 41 CA 790; 43 CA 365.
Attorney General properly a party in an action seeking injunction against demolition of memorial bridges built with charitable gifts. 16 CS 229. Cited. 17 CS 320. Attorney General may file motion for contempt for failure to obey a court order for support of children and motion for order increasing amount where state has paid substantial sums in aid to dependent children. 19 CS 214. Cited. 26 CS 384. Attorney General is representative of public interest in protection of trusts for charitable uses. Id., 394. Cited. 27 CS 484; 28 CS 244; Id., 469; 30 CS 87; 37 CS 50; 39 CS 80; 40 CS 116.
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