Shelton Co. v. Borough of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from an assessment of damages upon a city improvement ; brought before Studley, J., (of the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County,) and referred to a committee, who made a report, against the acceptance of which the defendant borough remonstrated. The case was reserved, upon the remonstrance, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Fenít, J.
Upon the application of the Shelton Company for a re-assessment of damages, the judge of the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven County appointed a committee, who made a report against which the respondent borough remonstrated, and thereupon the questions of law arising were reserved for the advice of this court. There were two grounds of remonstrance. It appears from the report that the petitioner is the owner of land with a frontage of about one hundred and twenty-seven feet on Main street in said borough, and that the whole front is occupied by two brick buildings, containing…
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