Legal Opinion
New Britain Transportation Co. v. Commissioner of Transportation
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 27, 2016No. SC19558PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZarella, J.
General Statutes § 13b-36 (a) permits the defendant, the Commissioner of Transportation (commissioner), to take by eminent domain "any land, buildings, equipment or facilities" if the commissioner finds that their taking is "necessary for the operation or improvement of transportation services." In this appeal, we must determine whether the commissioner's power to take "facilities" includes the power to take a government issued certificate permitting a bus company the right to operate over a given route. We conclude that it does not.
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