Warner v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injury to the plaintiff’s premises caused by the elimination of a grade-crossing in the town of Bristol, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County where the defendant’s motion to expunge the second count of the complaint was granted and an amendment to the first count was disallowed {Reed, J.), after which a demurrer to the complaint was sustained {Ralph Wheeler, J.) and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff…
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Action to recover damages for injury to the plaintiff’s premises caused by the elimination of a grade-crossing in the town of Bristol, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County where the defendant’s motion to expunge the second count of the complaint was granted and an amendment to the first count was disallowed {Reed, J.), after which a demurrer to the complaint was sustained {Ralph Wheeler, J.) and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed. The complaint demurred to and annexed exhibits disclose the following facts:— The plaintiff is the owner of land…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The plaintiff, upon the facts alleged in the complaint, is the owner of land bounded on one side by the right of way of the defendant, and abutting in front upon a public highway. This highway formerly crossed the defendant’s tracks at grade, and extended each way therefrom some two hundred and fifty feet to a connection with another street. By means of this connection access to and egress from the plaintiff’s land in either direction by means of the system of streets in that locality was afforded. The action of the de fendant of which the plaintiff complains has not resulted in closing,…
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