Wildman v. Rider
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action, brought by the plaintiffs, selectmen of the town of Danbury, upon the statute entitled, “ an act to prevent and remove nuisances, from highways, rivers and water-courses.”
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This was an action, brought by the plaintiffs, selectmen of the town of Danbury, upon the statute entitled, “ an act to prevent and remove nuisances, from highways, rivers and water-courses.” The declaration alleged, that the defendant had, erected a fence upon the public highway in said town, at the intersection of two highways, so as to include, in his enclosure, a part of the highways, by reason whereof they were made narrower than before, and the passing of travellers obstructed; that he was notified to remove the fence, and neglected to do it, and thereupon the plaintiffs removed the…
1Opinion of the CourtWaite, J.
The question presented, by the motion in error, is, whether, at the time When judgment was rendered by the justice, the cause was appealable to the county court.
By the statute, then in force, regulating civil actions, an appeal was not allowed from the judgment of a justice of the peace, except in certain specified cases, unless the sum in demand exceeded seven dollars. Stat., tit. i., ch. 1.
Since the cause was fried before the justice, another statute has been passed, allowing appeals, in all civil cases, from judgments rendered by justices of the peace. Stat. 1853, ch. 2.
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