American-Republican, Inc. v. City of Waterbury

In this action the plaintiffs, who are taxpayers of the defendant city of Waterbury, sought an injunction ordering rescission of the purchase of certain real estate made by the city from the defendant Mattatuck Construction, Inc. (Mattatuck). The complaint alleged that the purchase of the land was illegal because certain procedural requirements for such an acquisition were not followed. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendants, concluding that the sale of the property had been legally consummated and also that, even if some technical deficiency had been found, the circumstances…