Legal Opinion
Vecchio v. Sewer Authority
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 23, 1979PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cotter, C. J,
The plaintiffs, Anthony and Sara Vecchio, owners of land in Branford, appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from an assessment of benefits levied by the defendants for the construction of a town sewage system. The defendant filed a plea in abatement alleging that the court was without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal because the plaintiffs failed to file their appeal within twenty-one days of the filing of the assessment as required by § 7-250 of the General Statutes. The trial court sustained the plea in abatement and, from the judgment rendered thereon, the plaintiffs have…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wight v. DavidsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Hibben v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Tough v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Norwich Land Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Sanger v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Ambroise v. William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Chotkowski v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Kron v. ThelenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Farricielli v. Connecticut Personnel Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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