Sargent & Co. v. New Haven Steamboat Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the possession of certain land together with the rents and profits thereof, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Hall, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The material points in the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
This is an action brought to the Superior Court, to recover possession of a piece of land which was originally a portion of the flats of New Haven harbor, lying between high water and low water-mark, and situated southerly of Water street, where that street is intersected by East street.
Sargent and Companj'-, the plaintiff corporation, alleges title to the demanded premises, with all the water privileges and rights of wharfage belonging thereto, and a wrongful entry and dispossession by the defendant. The answer of the defendant, the Steamboat Company, contains two defenses. The first defense…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Packet Co. v. SicklesSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Styles v. TylerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Supples v. CannonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- New Haven Steamboat Co. v. Sargent & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1882
- Nichols v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
3Cited by17 opinions
- Vogel v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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- Fisher, Brown & Co. v. FieldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Wildman v. WildmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Osterlund v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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