Pinney v. Borough of Winsted
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to restrain the defendants from taking a strip of the plaintiffs’ land for sidewalk purposes, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Litchfield Comity,'Gager, J., upon demurrers to the complaint; the court sustained the demurrers and rendered judgment for the defendants, from which the plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The complaint contains in substance these allegations: The plaintiff Augusta C. Pinney, wife of the plaintiff Lucien V. Pinney, has for many years been the owner of a tract of land in the borough of Winsted and town of Winchester, bounded northerly on land of Lucien Y. Pinney, easterly on land of F. B. Catlin, southerly on Main Street, and westerly on Union Street. On the 26th of July, 1902, the warden and burgesses of said borough gave due notice to the plaintiffs to show cause at a fixed time and place why Main Street should not be widened, not exceeding six feet, for the purpose of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Hare v. Chicago, Madison & Northern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Spring Valley Water Works v. San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1863
- Port Huron & South-Western Railway Co. v. VoorheisMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Charleston & Southside Bridge Co. v. ComstockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Belden v. SeymourSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1830
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Barri v. Schwarz Bros. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Bird Peak Road Ass'n v. Bird Peak Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Texas Co. v. SlosbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- In Re City of New York for the Appointment of Commissioners of Estimate & AssessmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Robinson v. SaulDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 2020