An action of summary process may be maintained by the selectmen of a town in its name to gain possession or occupancy of any land or buildings belonging to such town, which is held under a lease or by one in possession or occupancy thereof without right, title or privilege.
(1949 Rev., S. 8279; 1949, S. 3220d; 1957, P.A. 291, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 131; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 49; P.A. 74-183, S. 116, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 506, 681.)
History: 1959 act provided action be before circuit court rather than before trial justice, alternate trial justice or municipal court, all of which were abolished; 1961 act deleted provision for actions brought by county commissioners for county, county government having been abolished; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 deleted provision which had required that action be brought to and tried before common pleas court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 52-536 transferred to Sec. 47a-28 in 1977.
Cited. 38 CS 70.