Legal Opinion
Bolan v. Avalon Farms Property Owners Ass'n
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 10, 1999No. SC 16066PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether Connecticut should continue to adhere to the unity of title doctrine. See Curtin v. Franchetti, 156 Conn. 387, 389, 242 A.2d 725 (1968). We conclude that it should not. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment *137of the trial court, which was compelled by its justified reliance on the doctrine as stated in Curtin.
The following facts and procedural history are undisputed. The plaintiff, Marie G. Bolán, is the owner of approximately 161 acres of undeveloped real estate located in Litchfield. The plaintiffs land does not abut any…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Whittaker v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Tedesco v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Willard v. First Church of Christ, ScientistCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Abington Ltd. Partnership v. HeubleinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Carbone v. VigliottiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by23 opinions
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