D'ADDARIO v. Commissioner of Transportation

This is an appeal by the defendant commissioner of transportation from the judgment of a state referee, who, exercising the powers of the Superior Court, reassessed the damages resulting from the condemnation of a portion of the plaintiff’s property. Error has been assigned in the finding, in rulings on evidence, in the overruling of claims of law, and in the conclusions reached.

The following facts were found: Prior to May 25, 1973, the plaintiff was the owner of approximately 3.6 acres of land located in a low-lying section of the town of Fairfield between the Connecticut Turnpike and Long…