Milford bar owner first to take COVID appeal to Supreme Court – The Middletown Press
The owner of Casey’s Irish Pub in Milford, is challenging Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive orders that have closed bars during the public health crisis.
Kristine Casey have been paying $3,200 a month in rent and other costs since March when Lamont closed bars as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the state.
“Casey is hemorrhaging personal savings and borrowing from her father to try to stay afloat,” her attorney Jonathan Klein wrote in court documents.
“She has not been able to secure any loans through the Small Business Administration. She is fast running out of funds and the shutdown forced upon her by the governor’s executive orders will put her out of business if it continues much longer.”
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