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MARCHITTO v. WEST HAVEN

150 Conn. 432 (1963)

MICHAEL J. MARCHITTO ET AL. v. TOWN OF WEST HAVEN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 2, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Fischer, Jr., with whom was Eugene J. Dorsi, for the appellant (defendant).

Jerome T. Malliet, with whom, on the brief, were Joseph E. McKenna and Frank A. Murphy, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, SHEA and ALCORN, JS.

ALCORN, J.

In this case, two plaintiffs sought damages for the burning of property by a fire which spread out of control from a public dump operated by the defendant. Recovery was sought on the ground of nuisance and also under § 52-559 of the General Statutes, which provides that "[a]ny person who sets fire on any land, that runs upon the land of any other person, shall pay to the owner all damages done by such fire...

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