Bristol v. Town of Branford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition to the Superior Court in New Haven County for the laying out of a highway. The committee to whom it was referred reported that the proposed highway was not required by common convenience and necessity, and the petitioners remonstrated against the acceptance of the report. The court found the facts upon the remonstrance, and reserved the case for the advice of this court. The questions made in the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The statute provides that when the selectmen of any town shall refuse to lay out any necessary highway, any person may prefer an application therefor to the Superior! Court, accompanied by a summons to be served on one of such-selectmen to appear and be heard thereon; and'unless the parties agree as to the judgment to be rendered, such application shall be heard and decided by a committee of three dis-| interested persons to be appointed by the court. If such i committee shall find that such highway will be of common! convenience and necessity, they shall survey and lay out the; same, and…
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