City of New Haven v. Whitney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for a foreclosure of an assessment lien upon the property of the respondents; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven county, and reserved upon a finding of the facts for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtButler, J.
The city of New Haven macadamized a portion of one of its avenues in 1865, and assessed a portion of the expense upon the respondents as adjoining owners, and, claiming the assessment to be a lien upon their land, seeks to foreclose the lien by this proceeding. The respondents deny the authority of the city to make the assessment, and deny the existence of the lien.
Prior to 1862 the avenues and highways in the city were repaired by the town. In that year an amendment of the charter was made by the General Assembly, giving the city the sole and exclusive control of all the streets and highways…
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