Soudant v. Wadhams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass qu. cl. fr:, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The declaration was as follows : That on the 11th day of December, 1875, the plaintiffs were possessed of the following described tract of land in the town of Goshen with a dwelling-house thereon, in which dwelling-house they resided on the said day, to wit: [describing the premises;] and that on said 11th day of December the defendant with force and arms broke and entered upon said tract and into said…
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Trespass qu. cl. fr:, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The declaration was as follows : That on the 11th day of December, 1875, the plaintiffs were possessed of the following described tract of land in the town of Goshen with a dwelling-house thereon, in which dwelling-house they resided on the said day, to wit: [describing the premises;] and that on said 11th day of December the defendant with force and arms broke and entered upon said tract and into said dwelling-house at a late hour of the night, to wit, about eleven o’clock at night, and greatly disturbed and annoyed…
1Opinion of the CourtPakdee, J.
Under a statute three residents of the town of Goshen, of whom the defendant was one, upon oath informed a justice of the peace of their belief that 0. J. Soudant, one of the plaintiffs, had within the month, in violation of law and without any license therefor, kept and sold intoxicating liquors in a house in the town occupied by him; thereupon the justice of the peacé issued a warrant to any constable of the town to enter and search the premises of the plaintiffs, seize the liquors thereon found, and hold the same until disposed of pursuant to law. By virtue of this warrant one Adams, a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Town of Plymouth v. PainterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1846
- State v. Brennan's LiquorsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
3Cited by1 opinion
- Thompson v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1892