C COMPANY v. City of Westbrook

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

The Plaintiff is the record owner of a parcel of land in Westbrook known as the Spring Street Quarry property. Defendant City maintains the city dump on the property adjoining the parcel and Plaintiff charges that Defendant has allowed its dump to extrude and encroach upon the quarry land. Plaintiff brought this action asking for damages for trespass and for in-junctive relief. Defendant admitted dumping refuse on the land in question but defended by asserting that it, and not the Plaintiff, is the owner of this property and entitled to its possession.

The Defendant City…