Legal Opinion

Benjamin v. City of Norwalk

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 27, 2016No. AC37876PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLavine, J.

The plaintiffs, Stephen D. Benjamin and Helen Z. Benjamin, appeal from the judgment of the trial court denying their claim of adverse possession of 708 square feet of land adjacent to their home in Norwalk (contested area). On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the court erred by (1) finding that The Shorefront Park Company dedicated all of the roads shown on a subdivision map for the use of the defendant city of Norwalk (city), (2) determining that it was their burden to rebut municipal acceptance of dedicated roadways by clear and convincing evidence, and (3) finding that dominion over the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  2. Town of Windsor v. WhitneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  3. Roche v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. Antenucci v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  5. Drabik v. Town of East LymeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995

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