The owner of land over which a right-of-way or other easement is claimed or used may give notice in writing, to the person claiming or using the privilege, of his intention to dispute the right-of-way or other easement and to prevent the other party from acquiring the right; and the notice, being served and recorded as provided in sections 47-39 and 47-40 , shall be deemed an interruption of the use and shall prevent the acquiring of a right thereto by the continuance of the use for any length of time thereafter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-38
Mode of preventing acquisition
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Faught v. Edgewood Corners, No. Cv 98-0419768 (Apr. 16, 1999) (1999)
Most recently applied in Faught v. Edgewood Corners, No. Cv 98-0419768 (Apr. 16, 1999) (April 1999)
(1949 Rev., S. 7131; P.A. 79-602, S. 57.) History: P.A. 79-602 made minor changes in wording but made no substantive changes.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.