Doolittle v. Town of Preston

The dispositive issue in this case is whether a vote by the defendant town to “abandon” part of a road was invalid because the word “abandon” was used throughout the proceedings rather than the word “discontinue” which is used in the controlling statute, General Statutes § lSa-49.1 We conclude that the trial court was correct in concluding that the town’s use of the wrong term did not invalidate the proceedings and, therefore, we find no error.

The plaintiffs brought an action under General Statutes § 13a-103 seeking a court order to require the defendant to repair, maintain, alter and…