Legal Opinion
Brainard v. Town of West Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 9, 1954PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuihlah, J.
The plaintiffs brought this action asking an injunction to restrain the defendant from establishing a dump on premises acquired by it. From a judgment rendered for the plaintiffs the defendant has appealed.
The court found the following unchallenged facts: The defendant burns its rubbish, including some garbage, in an open dump in the town’s only industrial zone. The dump produces smoke and disagreeable odors; it causes fires and necessitated, from 1948 to 1952, between twenty-eight and thirty-five fire department calls a year; it is a breeding place for rats, flies and other insects. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Heimov v. ThomsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Town of Darien v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Wheeler v. BedfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
- George S. Chatfield Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Goodwin v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Cummings v. TrippSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Concerned Citizens of Sterling v. Town of SterlingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Moore v. SerafinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Karls v. Alexandra Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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