Legal Opinion

Woodward v. Reynolds

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 3, 1890PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Amicable submission upon an agreed statement of facts ; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.

The general question arising upon the facts set forth in the submission in this case is, whether it is *487the duty of the selectmen and town treasurer of New Haven to issue the bonds of the town for the payment of land purchased by the New Haven Public Park Commission under the resolution of the General Assembly and the votes of the town of New Haven referred to in the submission.

It is agreed in the submission that the resolution has been accepted and ratified by the town; that the commission has been lawfully constituted under the resolution; that the town in June, 1889, passed certain votes…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hayden v. NoyesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1824
  2. State v. BordelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
  3. Wright v. North School DistrictSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Patterson v. DempseySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
  2. Conners v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
  3. Hallas v. Town of WindsorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  4. City of Bridgeport v. AgostinelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  5. Thomas Bennett Estate, Inc. v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933

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