Pettis v. Town of Pomfret
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Highway petition. A committee having laid out the highway, assessed the damages of one George Rickard, over whose land a part of the road was laid, at $226. Rickard moved in the superior court for a jury of six disinterested electors to reassess the damages, under the provisions of the statute on the subject.
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Highway petition. A committee having laid out the highway, assessed the damages of one George Rickard, over whose land a part of the road was laid, at $226. Rickard moved in the superior court for a jury of six disinterested electors to reassess the damages, under the provisions of the statute on the subject. (Rev. Stat., tit. 24, § 25.) A jury was summoned, who heard the parties, and reassessed the damages at $220. Upon their report being returned to the court, Rickard remonstrated against its acceptance, on the ground that one of the jurors was related, as brother-in-law by marriage, to a…
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
On the trial of the application of George Rickard for the reassessment of damages caused by the taking of his land for a highway, he objected to and challenged one of the jurors on the ground of his relationship, by marriage, to a tax-payer of the defendant town. The objection was disregarded, and the juror heard the cause and assisted to find the verdict. The statute providing for the reassessment of damages where land has been taken for a highway, directs that the jury shall consist of “ six able and disinterested electors.” Rev. Stat., tit. 24, § 25. It does not make relationship to an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Quinebaug Bank v. TarboxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1850
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