Pratt v. Borough of Litchfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for the repeal of certain by-laws passed by the burgesses of the defendant borough; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, and heard before JPrentice, J. Facts found and a decree passed striking out certain parts of one of the by-laws and finding the issue in other respects for the defendant. Appeal by the plaintiff. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
The charter of the borough of Litchfield provides that the burgesses thereof may pass by-laws or ordinances pursuant to the powers given them in the charter. It also provides that “ the Superior Court for the county of Litchfield majr, on due notice to said burgesses, and hearing, repeal any by-laws which it shall deem unreasonable or contrary to the laws or constitution of this state or of the United States.”
This is a proceeding brought under the provision of the charter just recited for the repeal of two certain by-laws passed by the burgesses of the borough. The first of the by-laws…
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