Cone v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit, to recover a sewer assessment paid by the plaintiff. The case was tried on the general issue dosed to the court and the following facts found:—The plaintiff paid to the collector of. the city the sum of $102.41, to prevent the sale of bank stock belonging to him, on which the collector had levied a warrant for the assessment.
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Assumpsit, to recover a sewer assessment paid by the plaintiff. The case was tried on the general issue dosed to the court and the following facts found:—The plaintiff paid to the collector of. the city the sum of $102.41, to prevent the sale of bank stock belonging to him, on which the collector had levied a warrant for the assessment. The sewer was laid out and constructed by the common council of the city, in Lafayette and Park streets, on the application of five residents and property owners upon those streets. The plaintiff was the owner of a tract of land situated on the east side of…
1Opinion of the CourtStorrs, C. J.
The question in this case is, whether the proceedings of the court of common council of the city of Hartford, in laying out and constructing the sewer in question over the land of the plaintiff in Lafayette street, were authorized by the charter of that city and the legislative acts amendatory thereof. The plaintiff claims that the only authority to construct that sewer is contained in the act of June 1, 1849, and that by that act it was necessary for the common council to appraise the damages to his land caused by taking it for the purpose of constructing and repairing such sewer through his…
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