Shannahan v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by tbe plaintiff from an assessment of damages for the taking of his land by the defendant for an alteration and widening of one of its public streets; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County; facts found by a committee and judgment rendered (B. Wheeler, J.~) for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CARPENTER,, J.
In 1889 the city of Waterbury accepted the lay-out of an alteration and widening of one of its public streets known as South Riverside street. The improvement took the whole of a small wedge-shaped piece of land containing about twelve hundred square feet, with a building thereon standing. The damages assessed for such taking were $2,275. From that assessment an appeal was taken to the Superior Court. The case was referred to a committee. On the trial a question arose whether the damages should be assessed as of the time when the assessment was made by the common council, or as…
2Cited by16 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. LongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Ettor v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Clark v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Bishop v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. TreasMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.