Legal Opinion
Thomson v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 31, 1924PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The appellant’s land was taken for park purposes by vote of the board of aldermen of New Haven, and damages assessed by the bureau of compensation. He appealed to the Superior Court on the ground, among others, that the bureau of compensation was without jurisdiction, because its members were not disinterested persons, but paid servants of the City of New Haven. The Superior Court reassessed the damages and awarded judgment accordingly, and the plaintiff appeals to this court on the ground above stated.
The underlying theory of the plaintiff’s appeal is that the charter of the City of New…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woodruff v. CatlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
- Woodruff v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Driscoll v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Shannahan v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Bohannan v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Karp v. Urban Redevelopment CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Keeney v. Town of Old SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. McCookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Brein v. Connecticut Eclectic Examining BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- West Hartford Taxpayers Assn., Inc. v. StreeterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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