Weed v. Borough of Greenwich
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass qu. cl.fr., brought to the Superior Court in Fair-field County. The defendants pleaded the general issue, with notice that they should show that the acts complained of were done by the officers of the borough, under directions from the borough, in removing certain encroachments made by the plaintiff upon a public street of the borough, and were in pursuance of authority conferred upon the borough by its charter.
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Trespass qu. cl.fr., brought to the Superior Court in Fair-field County. The defendants pleaded the general issue, with notice that they should show that the acts complained of were done by the officers of the borough, under directions from the borough, in removing certain encroachments made by the plaintiff upon a public street of the borough, and were in pursuance of authority conferred upon the borough by its charter. The case was referred to a committee, by whom the following facts were found:— The plaintiff had been the owner of the premises on which the trespass was claimed to have been…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
In 1864 the legislature gave certain additional powers and privileges to the then existing borough of Greenwich by virtue of an amendment of its charter, which .was accepted by the corporation and was in the following words:
“ The warden and burgesses are hereby authorized to direct the proprietors of lands fronting any street, highway, public walk or ground, to set out and straighten- his, her or their fences in such manner as said warden and burgesses may direct; and said warden and burgesses are hereby empowered, from time to time, to order the removal of all nuisances within the limits of…
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