Town of Montville v. Alpha Mills Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Writ op error to reverse a judgment of the Superior Court in and for New London County accepting the report of a committee awarding the defendant $1,000 damages for injury to its property caused by a change of grade in the highway, brought to the Superior Court in New London County where the writ was abated and dismissed (Shumway, J.) upon a plea to the jurisdiction, from which judgment the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, C. J.
The original proceeding, the alleged erroneous judgment in which is the basis of this writ of error, was an application by the plaintiff in error to a judge of the Superior Court for the appointment of a committee to assess the damages resulting from a change in the grade of a highway in front of the defendant’s premises. The committee appointed assessed the damages at $1,000. The plaintiff remonstrated against the acceptance of said report of the committee, upon the ground of alleged irregular conduct of the committee in .its findings and rulings, and, the remonstrance having been overruled,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cruger v. McCrackenTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Dobbs v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- Hadley v. BerneroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. HungerfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Hubbard v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. DasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. AssuntinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. GrisgraberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. BrooksConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.