Legal Opinion
Leverty & Hurley Co. v. Commissioner of Transportation
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 6, 1984No. 11418PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrillo, J.
The crucial issue presented in this appeal is: Does the limitation of interest upon a condemnation award established by General Statutes § 37-3a violate the condemnee’s constitutional right to just compensation?1
*379On June 21, 1979, the defendant commissioner of transportation acquired by condemnation five parcels of land owned by The Leverty and Hurley Company, the plaintiff. The defendant filed a statement of compensation fixing the damages for the taking at $201,900. The plaintiff appealed, and the hearings were held before a committee of three state trial referees pursuant to General…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- United States v. New River Collieries Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Miller v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
- In re the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Bennett v. New Haven Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Willow Springs Condominium Ass'n v. Seventh BRT Development Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Rivera v. Double A Transportation, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Cadlerock Properties Joint Venture, L.P. v. Commissioner of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Iseli Co. v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Alliance Partners, Inc. v. Oxford Health Plans, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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