Webb v. Town of Rocky-Hill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was a petition brought by Benjamin G. Webb and others, inhabitants of the town of Rocky-Hill, to the county court of the county of Hartford, in November, 1851, praying for the discontinuance of a highway therein described.
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IN ERROR. This was a petition brought by Benjamin G. Webb and others, inhabitants of the town of Rocky-Hill, to the county court of the county of Hartford, in November, 1851, praying for the discontinuance of a highway therein described. The petition was dated October 24th, 1851, alleging, that said highway, since the laying-out and establishing thereof, has become and is unnecessary for the public use or convenience; and that the public interest and convenience require the same to be discontinued. Sundry individuals of the town of Rocky-Hill, with others belonging to the neighbouring towns,…
1Opinion of the CourtEllsworth, J.
This was a petition, brought by sundry inhabitants of Rocky-Hill, describing particularly a certain highway in the town, which, they say, has become and is of no use, and ought to be discontinued. The town is cited to appear and defend. Sundry individuals belonging to the town, joined by others of neighbouring towns, appear for that purpose; and first, they file a protest, and afterwards, a plea or answer, from which it appears, that some of the respondents brought their petition to the county court of the county of Hartford, at its March term, 1851, against said town of Rocky-Hill, praying…
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