In Re Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for a finding that public convenience and necessity required the construction of a branch railroad from Tariffville to the Massachusetts line, brought to and heard by the Hon. William S. Case, a judge of the Superior Court, upon demurrers to the amended application; the judge sustained the demurrers and dismissed the application, and the applicant appealed for alleged error in the rulings of the judge.
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Application for a finding that public convenience and necessity required the construction of a branch railroad from Tariffville to the Massachusetts line, brought to and heard by the Hon. William S. Case, a judge of the Superior Court, upon demurrers to the amended application; the judge sustained the demurrers and dismissed the application, and the applicant appealed for alleged error in the rulings of the judge. The application as amended alleges, in substance, that the plaintiff desires to construct a branch railroad from its main line, from the village of Tariffville, northeasterly to the…
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
By an amendment of its charter in 1887 the plaintiff was empowered to locate and construct the branch railroad described in the application, and for that purpose to “enter upon and take lands and do all other acts in and about the location, construction, completion, maintenance, and operation of said branch railroad,” in the manner provided by the statute laws of this State. 10 Special Laws, p. 746.
At the time of such amendment of the plaintiff’s charter there was in force a general law permitting any railroad com.pany to construct branches from its main line to any place In this State,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. LongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad v. MontagueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad v. WagnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901