Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-170
Penalty for official misconduct.
Plaintiff seeking to recover under section need not exhaust administrative remedies prior to commencing action in Superior Court. 199 CA 88.
Plaintiff taxpayers could not recover penalty against members of board of assessors whose assessment had been held illegal as they did not prove they were “aggrieved”, i.e. injuriously affected in their property or other legal rights. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 193.