Legal Opinion

Triano v. Brodowy

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 3, 1964PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtComley, J.

The plaintiff seeks an injunction to restrain the defendant from interfering with his use, as a part of his driveway, of a small, triangular strip of land located between their adjoining lots on South Main Street in Southington. The plaintiff claims more than an easement by prescription; he asserts full title by adverse possession.

The court found that the plaintiff’s user of the strip as part of his driveway did not commence until 1947 and that the user terminated in 1958, when the defendant erected a fence across the strip. The court therefore concluded that the plaintiff had not established…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bridgeport-City Trust Co. v. BuchtenkirkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
  2. Zeller v. KugellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
  2. Krattenstein v. G. Fox & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  3. Cappiello v. HaselmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  4. Marquis v. DrostSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  5. Joanou v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974

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