Supreme Court of Connecticut March 30, 1899 (McGar v. Borough of Bristol)

Baldwin, J.

The plaintiff’s right of action is purely statutory. General Statutes, §2708. The damages recoverable for a change of grade in a highway include such as may *655result from any change in that of the sidewalks: These, when constructed on the highway, form a part of it, and it is within the discretion of the municipal authorities whether they shall or shall not be maintained on the