Section 46a-64c

Citation: Section 46a-64c
Parent Document: Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Sullivan Associates, 250 Conn. 763 (1999)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1999-10-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7898215/commission-on-human-rights-oppo... ↗

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The commission responds that the trial court’s construction is untenable because it undercuts the fundamental mission of § 46a-64c. We agree with the commission that, in light of the lack of a statutory or historical definition, we must construe § 46a-64c (b) (5) in terms of the overall legislative purpose manifested by this remedial statute. “[I]n construing [a statute’s] meaning, we are guided by . . . the underlying legislative purpose of the harm at which it is directed. We pay particular attention to the societal [problem] which the legislature sought to address ... in determining the true meaning of the statute.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Doe v. Marselle, 236 Conn. 845, 851, 675 A.2d 835 (1996). We also agree with the defendant, however, that, in the absence of guidance from the legislature, we cannot simply designate an independent numeric requirement as the determinant of what constitutes “insufficient income.”

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