Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Town of Westport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 3, 1992No. 14272PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is a landowners’ appeal from a judgment of a committee of three state trial referees (trial court), who, exercising the powers of the Superior Court, reassessed the damages for the taking by eminent domain of the plaintiffs’ real property in the town of Westport. The plaintiffs claim that the trial court should have: (1) found that a residential subdivision was the highest and best use of the undeveloped land; and (2) employed the appraisal methodology used by both parties. We affirm.
The undisputed facts are as follows. The subject property before condemnation consisted of 32.01 acres…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Budney v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Minicucci v. Commissioner of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Second Stone Ridge Cooperative Corp. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State National Bank v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. UlenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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- Commissioner v. Towpath AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Travis Central Appraisal District v. FM Properties Operating Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
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