Legal Opinion
McGibney v. Waucoma Yacht Club, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1962PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
The Quinnipiac River runs in a generally southerly direction through the town of New Haven into New Haven harbor. The main channel, in the area in question, is in about the middle of the river, which is navigable. The defendant, for about forty years, has owned land on the westerly bank of the river, abutting, and immediately south of, land which the plaintiff, between 1935 and 1952, leased from Elijah E. Ball and which he purchased from Ball in 1952. Continuously since 1935, the plaintiff has operated on this property a restaurant known as the “Old Barge.” Increasingly through the years, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Inhabitants of East-Haven v. HemingwaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1828
- Horowitz v. F. E. Spencer Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Goldman v. QuadratoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Sisters of St. Joseph Corp. v. Atlas Sand, Gravel & Stone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Phillips v. BonadiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Schroder v. BattistoniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- State v. HooperConnecticut Appellate Court · 1965
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