Legal Opinion
Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Town of Oxford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 28, 1924PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeeler, J.
Considering the defendant’s demurrer to the complaint in the first action, we find that in its brief, the defendant town makes two claims of law as comprehending its contentions, that is, (a) Public Acts of 1921, Chapter 302, has no retrospective or retroactive effect; (b) this Act cannot revive the right of appeal already barred prior to its passage. The Act in question was approved June 14th, 1921, and took effect from its passage. It provides, among other things, that when a tax has been laid upon property nontaxable in the town in whose tax list it was set, the owner thereof, prior to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Town of West Hartford v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Hubbard v. BrainardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Underwood Typewriter Co. v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- City of New London v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Humphrey v. GerardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Wilson v. KelleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Cohn v. City & Town of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Mad River Co. v. Town of WolcottSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Second Stone Ridge Cooperative Corp. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Lerner Shops of Connecticut, Inc. v. Town of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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