Platt v. Town of Milford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover special damages sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a change of the grade of a highwajr, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff to recover $500, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
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Action to recover special damages sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a change of the grade of a highwajr, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff to recover $500, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court. Section 2703 of the General Statutes provides that: “ When the owner of land adjoining a public highway, * * * shall sustain special damage or receive special benefits to his property by reason of any change in the grade of such highway, by the…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The main question presented by this appeal will be disposed of by ascertaining the meaning of the words “special damage” as used in § 2703 of the General Statutes. The section says that when an adjoining landowner shall sustain “ special damage or receive special benefits ” to his property by reason of any change in the grade of a public highway, the municipality making the change shall be liable to pay such person the amount of such special damage, and be entitled to receive from hirn the amount dr value of such special benefits; the same to be ascertained in the manner provided for…
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