Legal Opinion
Hiland v. Ives
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 4, 1967PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
Hubbard Park, situated partly in the city of Meriden and partly in the town of Southington, is owned by the city of Meriden. It is composed of land which, between 1898 and 1901, was acquired by the city, to be used for park purposes, by gift, purchase or devise, although none of the convey- '• anees contained a reverter provision.
The city, through its court of common council, accepted and dedicated the property as a public park to be Imown and designated as Hubbard Park. Thereafter, by No. 5 of the 1899 Special Acts of Connecticut (13 Spec. Laws No. 5, effective February 21, 1899), the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Town of Winchester v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Murphy v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Baker v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Offield v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Stradmore Development Corp. v. Commissioners, Board of Public WorksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Hiland v. IvesConnecticut Superior Court · 1966
- State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. v. Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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