Legal Opinion
Town of Trumbull v. Ehrsam
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 5, 1961PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
This action was brought under authority of what are now General Statutes §§ 48-4 and 48-5 to condemn land of the named defendant, hereinafter called the defendant, for use as a public high school. In the course of the proceedings, the court granted the plaintiff’s motion for permission to withdraw the action. From that ruling the defendant has appealed.
The legislative body of the plaintiff, the town of Trumbull, was created in 1953 by Special Act No. 27 and is known as the representative town meeting, hereinafter called R.T.M. 26 Spec. Laws 704. Under § 13 of the act, as amended, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anselmo v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. LongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Northeastern Gas Transmission Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- In Re StrathamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
- Woodruff v. CatlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Textron, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Slavitt v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Tamm v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- DeMello v. Town of PlainvilleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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