Wood v. Peckham

This petition for a writ of certiorari was brought against the members of the town council and the town clerk of the town of Middletown in this state seeking to have this court examine and quash a decision made by such council in respect to a certain application filed with it by the petitioner. The writ was issued and in response thereto the pertinent records of the council have been duly certified to this court.

It appears from the petition and the records that Robert F. Wood, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, is the owner of a tract of land in said town comprising about 116 acres;…