Appeal of the Corp. of St. John's Church
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the doings of the selectmen of the town of Watertown in re-establishing lost or uncertain boundaries of a highway, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Litchfield County, Curtis, J.; facts found and judgment rendered confirming, in the main, the action of the selectmen, and appeal by the original appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The original layout of Strait’s Turnpike was established by the General Assembly in November, 1796, and provided for a road from the courthouse in New Haven to the court-house in Litchfield, passing through the town of Watertown, which road has become the main street of the town. In October, 1797, the Strait’s Turnpike Company was incorporated by the General Assembly for the purpose of establish ing and keeping in repair Strait’s Turnpike. This it did until October, 1854. Ever since this latter date the town of Watertown has had charge of this road as a public highway, and has from time to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hewitt's AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
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