Legal Opinion
Collens v. New Canaan Water Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 25, 1967PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
The plaintiffs are owners of residential properties along the Noroton River in New Canaan. The defendant is a specially chartered public utility supplying water to a part of New Canaan and is also a riparian owner on the Noroton River. The property of the plaintiffs Beryl and Elizabeth Collens lies upstream from that of the defendant; the remaining plaintiffs are lower riparian proprietors. In substance, the plaintiffs in their complaint alleged that the defendant had intercepted and diverted waters of the Norot on River by means of wells and ditches, and thereby reduced and at times…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- System Federation No. 91 v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Maisenbacker v. Society ConcordiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Richard v. A. Waldman & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Roath v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1850
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by128 opinions
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Berry v. LoiseauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Tuttle v. RaymondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Vandersluis v. WeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Monroe v. MonroeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
123 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.