Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Town of Groton

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the plaintiffs inverse condemnation action on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear it. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly determined that (1) a landowner must always submit more than one application for a variance to a zoning board of appeals *515for the denial of the variance to be considered a “final action” under the taking clauses of the United States and Connecticut constitutions, (2) a landowner must appeal the denial of a variance to the Superior…