Title 52 — Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-456. Drain across land of another. When the owner of land may wish to drain it, either by the necessary deepening or widening of a natural stream or by other means, and is unable to agree with the proprietors of adjacent lands as to the mode of draining it and the damages…

Sec. 52-457. Damages. Upon such complaint, the court may appoint three disinterested property owners of the town where such land is situated, to determine the best mode of draining it, and the damages which will thereby accrue to the adjoining proprietors. Such property owners sh…

Sec. 52-458. Reassessment of damages. Upon motion of either party, the court shall appoint three other disinterested property owners of such town to reassess the damages, who shall report their doings in writing to the court. (1949 Rev., S. 6287.)

Sec. 52-459. Setting aside reassessment. The court may set such report aside if, upon exception taken, it appears that such property owners have acted improperly; otherwise their report shall be conclusive as to the assessment of damages. If the court sets aside the report of suc…

Sec. 52-460. Payment of costs. If such property owners do not increase the damages, the applicants for such reassessment shall pay the costs of the application. Otherwise, costs shall be taxed at the discretion of the court. (1949 Rev., S. 6289, 6290.)

Sec. 52-461. Obstruction to drainage. When any low lands have been drained by a ditch or current running thence in a natural course through the land of an adjoining proprietor and cannot advantageously be drained in any other course, and such drainage becomes obstructed, the owne…