Connecticut College v. Calvert
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for the appointment of appraisers to estimate and assess damages for land owned by the defendant the taking of which by the plaintiff was alleged to be necessary for its corporate uses and purposes, brought to and tried by the Hon. William S. Case, a judge of the Superior Court, who sustained the defendant’s demurrer and dismissed the application, from which the plaintiff appealed. No error.
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Application for the appointment of appraisers to estimate and assess damages for land owned by the defendant the taking of which by the plaintiff was alleged to be necessary for its corporate uses and purposes, brought to and tried by the Hon. William S. Case, a judge of the Superior Court, who sustained the defendant’s demurrer and dismissed the application, from which the plaintiff appealed. No error. The petitioner was incorporated by a Special Act of 1911 under the name of “Thames College.” Its sole and exclusive purpose is to establish and maintain an institution for the higher education…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The only question raised by this appeal is whether the Special Act of the General Assembly approved July 27th, 1911, granting to the “Connecticut College for Women” the right of eminent domain, is a constitutional delegation of the power to take private property for a public use upon paying just compensation therefor.
The petitioner is a private educational corporation. Its real and personal property is to be held in its own name, and managed by a board of trustees to be elected by members of the corporation. The admission of students to the institution, the tuition fees to be paid, and the…
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