Legal Opinion
State v. Giant's Neck Land & Improvement Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 10, 1933PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHikman, J.
Section 2166 of the General Statutes provides that the state park and forest commission “shall have power ... to acquire, maintain and make available to the public, open spaces for recreation. Said commission may take, in the name of the state and for the benefit of the public, by purchase, gift or devise, lands and rights in land for public open spaces.” By § 2167 the commission is authorized “to take by condemnation land for the public purposes for which it is authorized to acquire land under the provisions of section 2166, and, if it cannot agree with the owner or owners of any land which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Minnesota v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Harkrader v. WadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Leete v. Griswold PostSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Baxter v. CampSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- State Ex Rel. City of Stamford v. Board of Purchase & SuppliesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Town of Winchester v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Tuohey v. MartinjakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Chambers v. LoweSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Shanley v. JankuraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Town of East Haven v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
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