Case Name: SAMUEL LEE WILLIAMS vs. WILLIAM J. COX, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Court: Connecticut Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1942-02-03
Citations: 10 Conn. Supp. 282
Docket Number: File No. 61924
Parties: SAMUEL LEE WILLIAMS vs. WILLIAM J. COX, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Supplement
Volume: 10
Pages: 282–283

Head Matter:
SAMUEL LEE WILLIAMS vs. WILLIAM J. COX, HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Superior Court New Haven County
File No. 61924
MEMORANDUM FILED FEBRUARY 3, 1942.
Howard D. Olderman, of Ansonia, and John J. O’Connell, of Derby, for the Plaintiff.
Herman J. Weisman, of Waterbury, and Harry L. Brooks, Assistant Attorney General, for the Defendant.

Opinion:
WYNNE, J.
The court is of the opinion that notice is a prerequisite to suit even in a case where a highway hazard is a nuisance unless suit is brought within the time prescribed for notice.
The weak link in plaintiff's reasoning is that while it has been held that a town is liable for nuisance, it has not been held that the cause of action exists except by virtue of the statute relating to defective highways.
For the reasons set forth therein, the demurrer is sustained.