Benham v. Potter
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actio» for an entry upon the plaintiffs’ land and cutting down trees and removing fences; brought to the Court of Common Pleas and tried to the court before Torrance, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs. Appeal by the defendants. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The facts of this case are as follows:—
Since the 10th day of April, 18Y2, the plaintiffs have been the owners in fee, and have been continuously in possession, of the premises described in their complaint. The premises are situated on the west side of an old road laid out in 1686, running from the city of New Haven northerly, and is six rods wide as originally laid out. The locus in quo lies in front of these premises, and is wholly within the original limits of the ancient highway, and as it was repaired and used by the public down to the year 1822.
In that year the legislature incorporated…
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