Legal Opinion
Houston v. Highway Commissioner
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 27, 1965PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
The plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment rendered on a report of a state referee reassessing the damages sustained by the plaintiffs in the taking by the defendant of a portion of their property for highway purposes. General Statutes § 13-150 (now § 13a-76). The parties waived the statutory requirement that the referee “shall view the land” in connection with his duties in the reassessment. The plaintiffs, dissatisfied with the referee’s determination of damages, sought unsuccessfully to have the report rejected on the ground that the viewing of the land was mandatory and could not be…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McGar v. Borough of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Krupa v. Farmington River Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- G. F. Heublein, Inc. v. Board of Street CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Hollister v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Goldberg v. KrayeskeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Birnbaum v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Kelly v. IvlerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- D'ADDARIO v. Commissioner of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Bowen v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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