Connecticut § 52-569 Damages for leaving open bars, gate or fence.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 52-569 — Damages for leaving open bars, gate or fence.

Connecticut § 52-569

Title 52Civil Actions

Ch. 925Statutory Rights of Action and Defenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-569 (2026).

Text

Any person who wilfully and unlawfully throws down or leaves open any bars, gate or fence, belonging to any particular enclosure or common field, shall pay to the party injured double damages, and a sum not exceeding five dollars, according to the nature and aggravation of the trespass. See Sec. 53a-109 re criminal trespass in the third degree. See Sec. 53a-115 to 53a-117a, inclusive, re criminal mischief.

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Any person who wilfully and unlawfully throws down or leaves open any bars, gate or fence, belonging to any particular enclosure or common field, shall pay to the party injured double damages, and a sum not exceeding five dollars, according to the nature and aggravation of the trespass. See Sec. 53a-109 re criminal trespass in the third degree. See Sec. 53a-115 to 53a-117a, inclusive, re criminal mischief.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 8310; P.A. 82-160, S. 235.) History: P.A. 82-160 substituted “wilfully” for “wittingly”. Penalty is recoverable though act be done under claim of right. 44 C. 359. Cited. 43 CA 1.