FILISKO v. BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC CO.


176 Conn. 33 (1978)

GEORGE FILISKO ET AL. v. BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Graubard, with whom, on the brief, were Emanuel Margolis and Howard C. Kaplan, for the appellant (defendant town of Easton).

Robert K. Lesser, with whom, on the brief, was Stanton H. Lesser, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and HEALEY, JS.


LONGO, J.

The plaintiffs, George and Elizabeth Filisko, brought suit in three counts claiming damages for injury allegedly caused to their property by polluted water running from the defendant town of Easton's refuse dump, across the defendant Bridgeport Hydraulic Company's property, and onto the plaintiffs' land. The first count of their complaint may be characterized as common-law nuisance; the second as a private right...

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