State ex rel. Bulkeley v. Williams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for a writ of mandamus requiring the town of Glastonbury to pay its share of the expenses incurred for the support and maintenance of the highway across the Connecticut river at Hartford, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon issues of fact and law raised by the respondent’s return to the alternative writ; facts found and judgment rendered pro forma for the relators, and appeal by the respondent for alleged…
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Application for a writ of mandamus requiring the town of Glastonbury to pay its share of the expenses incurred for the support and maintenance of the highway across the Connecticut river at Hartford, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon issues of fact and law raised by the respondent’s return to the alternative writ; facts found and judgment rendered pro forma for the relators, and appeal by the respondent for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The legislation in question is unconstitutional and void. The Act of May 24th, 1895,…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The provision of suitable means of communication between the opposite banks of the Connecticut river has been, from early Colonial days, a frequent subject of legislation by the General Assembly. Numerous ferries have been set up, from time to time, at different points, by virtue of franchises conferred in some cases upon towns, and in others upon individuals; and several toll-bridges have been erected during the present century, under charters granted to private corporations.
One of these bridges took the place of an ancient ferry between the towns of Hartford and East Hartford, in which each…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- The People v. . Simeon DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- New Orleans v. New Orleans Water Works Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Giozza v. TiernanSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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- Norwalk Street Railway Company's AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
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- Booten v. PinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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