Benson v. Town of North Haven

The plaintiff is the owner of about thirty acres of land east of the Hartford Turnpike, in North Haven, and abutting about one thousand feet thereon. For many years the highway was a dirt road; a few years ago it was graveled and crowned, but was not widened or the grade changed. In 1934 the town entered into an agreement with the state highway commissioner for the improvement of this road by the latter, and the work on the portion in front of the plaintiff’s property was completed in June, 1937. In September following, the plaintiff brought this action to recover damages to his property by…