Staite v. Smith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for an alleged breach of covenant against incumbrances, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County, Dickenson, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBurpee, J.
During the year 1918, and until April 2d, 1919, the defendants were the owners of a piece of land on Glendale Avenue in Hartford. On August 12th, 1919, the street commissioners and the Court of Common Council of the City of Hartford made the final lay-out of a new street called Brookfield Street, extending from Glendale Avenue across, and occupying a part of, this land. These proceedings were begun and completed by authority of, and in all respects in the manner provided for by, the city charter and ordinances, and included the necessary “assessment of betterments and appraisals of damages,”…
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