Legal Opinion
Canzonetti v. City of New Britain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 28, 1960PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
This case has been reserved by the Superior Court for our advice on the question whether the defendant city of New Britain, its common council and its board of public works may, without the consent of the school committee, extend a public highway across land acquired, and presently used, for public school purposes. The plaintiffs comprise the school committee of the city.
In 1924, the school committee acquired approximately five acres of land on the north side of Steele Street in New Britain for the purpose of erecting an elementary school. Lincoln School was subsequently built on the site.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Board of Education of Stamford v. Board of FinanceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Fowler v. Town of EnfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Starr Burying Ground Asso. v. North Lane Cemetery Asso.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- East Hartford Fire District v. Glastonbury Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Richards v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Board of Education v. Town of EllingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Louisiana Power and Light Co. v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Ouachita Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Hiland v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
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