Connecticut Statutes
§ 13a-138a — Limitation on actions for drainage damage.
Connecticut § 13a-138a
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Bluebook
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-138a (2026).
Text
No action shall be brought by the owner of land adjoining a public highway, or of any interest in such land, for recovery of damage to such property or interest by reason of any draining of water into or through such land by any town, city, borough or other political subdivision of the state pursuant to subsection (a) of section 13a-138, but within fifteen years next after the first occurrence of such drainage, except that if such drainage first occurred prior to October 1, 1981, no such action shall be brought after October 1, 1986.
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Related
Hutchinson v. Town of Andover, No. Cv 8636971 S (Jan. 13, 1997)
1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 262 (Connecticut Superior Court, 1997)
Legislative History
(P.A. 81-162, S. 2.) Cited. 217 C. 520. 15-year limitation period applies to both Subsecs. (a) and (b) of Sec. 13a-138; to construe otherwise would yield an unworkable result; public policy favors limitation periods for cause of action to grant degree of certainty to litigants. 110 CA 591.
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Bluebook (online)
Connecticut § 13a-138a, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ct/13a-138a.