Luf v. Town of Southbury

This is an action seeking to recover damages from a town for its lawful discontinuance of an unimproved public highway. The plaintiffs, Arthur B. and Nellie Luf; Fred B. Rosnick; James H. W. Conklin II, administrator of the estate of Francis Hicock Harris; and Gus J. and Elaine Procopian, beneficiaries of the estate of Francis Hicock Harris, are owners of or have an actionable interest in land abutting East Hill Road, the discontinued road. They allege that the action of the defendant, the town of Southbury, was in legal effect a constitutional taking of their property for which the defendant…