COPPOLA v. NEW YORK, N. H. & H. R. CO.


143 Conn. 109 (1956)

DONALD COPPOLA ET AL. v. THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Levy, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Irwin E. Friedman, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

W. Bradley Morehouse, for the appellee (defendant The Stratford Industrial Corporation).

Robert G. Fracasso, with whom, on the brief, was Thomas J. O'Sullivan, for the appellee (named defendant).

Louis Weinstein, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was John J. Bracken, attorney general, for the appellee (defendant public utilities commission).

Raymond W. Ganim, with whom, on the brief, was Henry J. Lyons, appeared for the appellee (defendand town of Stratford).

Hugh A. Hoyt joined in the brief in behalf of the appellee (defendant Stratford Chamber of Commerce).

INGLIS, C. J., WYNNE, DALY, MELLITZ and SHANNON, JS.


INGLIS, C. J.

On August 26, 1954, the public utilities commission, acting pursuant to § 5520 of the General Statutes,1 approved a proposal set forth in a petition made to it by the town manager and town attorney of Stratford, pursuant to the direction of the town council of that town, for authority to construct an industrial sidetrack at grade across Stratford Avenue, Avon Street, Moffett Street, Mead Street, Stag Street and Great...

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