Legal Opinion
Town of Winchester v. Cox
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 22, 1942PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
Under our statutes as they existed in 1939, the highway commissioner was given power to take any land he might find necessary for the layout, alteration, widening or improvement of any trunk line highway, the owner "of such land to be paid for all damages by the state; the commissioner was authorized to file with the clerk of the Superior Court an assessment of damages and benefits and might thereafter proceed with the improvement; any person aggrieved by the assessment might apply to the court or, if the court was not in session, to any judge thereof, for a reassessment of the damages and…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- The People v. . KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- City of Clinton v. Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Higginson v. Treasurer & School House CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Cary Library v. BlissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Town of Derby v. AllingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Lacasse v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Considine v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Stanley Works v. New Britain Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Moss v. New Haven Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Harvey Textile Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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