City of Hartford v. Hartford Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for a writ of mandamus requiring the removal of a cross-over switch claimed to have been illegally located and constructed by the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County where the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendant’s return was overruled (Prentice, V), and the cause was afterwards tried to the court, Elmer, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The defendant corporation is authorized to construct and operate a street railway in certain streets of the plaintiff city, subject to the exclusive control of the •authorities of the city over its highways as defined by law. In pursuance of “ An Act concerning Street Railways ” (Public Acts of 1893, p. 307) the defendant presented to the court of common council of the city a plan for the relocation of its tracks in Farmington Avenue. This plan, indicated the position in the street of the tracks proposed to be constructed, and the precise position of- the track in question, which was to be…
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- Daly v. DimockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- City of Hartford v. Hartford Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
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