Legal Opinion
Nearing v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 8, 1950PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiffs, in effect, seek to regain title to a tract of land which, they insist, has reverted to them for breach of condition. They made other claims in their complaint and brief but their basic contention as set forth in the finding was that “this is an action of reverter based on the provisions of the deed.” The trial court was justified in deciding the case on the theory on which it was tried. O’Neil v. Larkin-Carey Co., 106 Conn. 153, 157, 137 A. 721.
The following facts are undisputed: On November 10, 1927, the plaintiffs’ predecessor in title deeded the tract in question to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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