Legal Opinion
O'CONNOR v. Dory Corporation
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 20, 1977PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
The plaintiffs, owners of a two-acre tract of land in New Milford, brought suit to recover damages to their property allegedly caused by a change in the volume and course of surface waters which naturally flow onto their land from the property of the defendants. The following facts are not in dispute. A pond or pool approximately sixty feet long and thirty feet wide which was lined with a concrete liner was located on the northern section of the plaintiffs’ property. It was used for swimming in the summer and as a skating rink in the winter. Water in the pool flowed from two springs on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. FlammiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Malone v. SteinbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Waldron v. RaccioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Schaller v. Roadside Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Walker v. JankuraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Sturman v. SochaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Weiss v. WiederlightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Gupta v. New Britain General HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Pisel v. Stamford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Hillman v. Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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