Merriam v. City of Meriden
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass qu. el.fr., brought to the Superior Court in New Ilaven County, and hoard in damages, on demurrer overruled, before HiteTicoch, J. The court found the following facts. The plaintiff was, at the lime of llie transactions hereinafter stated, and still is, the owner of a homestead, fronting on Colony street in the city of Meriden, one hundred and thirty-two feet front by two hundred and twenty-ñve feet deep.
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Trespass qu. el.fr., brought to the Superior Court in New Ilaven County, and hoard in damages, on demurrer overruled, before HiteTicoch, J. The court found the following facts. The plaintiff was, at the lime of llie transactions hereinafter stated, and still is, the owner of a homestead, fronting on Colony street in the city of Meriden, one hundred and thirty-two feet front by two hundred and twenty-ñve feet deep. On the 22d day of April, 1872, the common council of'the city of Meriden widened Colony street, and thereby took off from the lot a strip of land about eleven feet w-ide. As the…
1Opinion of the Court
Park, 0. J.
We tliink the court erred in rendering judgment for more than nominal damages in this case, and therefore a new trial must be advised.
It appears that the defendants, by their proper officers, laid out certain alterations to be made in North Colony Street, which was one of the public streets in the defendant city. The alterations required the taking of certain lands belonging to the plaintiff. The damages to the plaintiff resulting therefrom were duly appraised. The plaintiff was not satisfied with the amount awarded him, and entered an appeal. While the appeal was pending, the…
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