When the persons who might be made parties are very numerous, so that it would be impracticable or unreasonably expensive to make them all parties, one or more may sue or be sued or may be authorized by the court to defend for the benefit of all.

A few of the landowners of town may sue in behalf of all similarly affected; statute not applicable when interests of other parties on whose behalf action is brought are inconsistent with those of plaintiffs. 118 C. 526. Cited. 123 Conn. 484; 125 C. 698. On application by receiver of mortgage company to sell foreclosed real estate, participating certificate holders should be made parties; if numerous, one or more may represent all. 128 C. 375. Cited. 145 Conn. 191. Signers of one petition used this procedure to sue signers of another petition; held sufficient. Id., 570. Cited. 154 Conn. 74, 79. Section did not give plaintiff taxpayers standing to challenge constitutional and legal existence of city of Danbury; doctrine of de facto municipal corporations discussed. 156 C. 347. Cited. 159 C. 457. Section, which permits a class action, deals only with a civil action and cannot be applied to a proceeding under Sec. 4-61l (46a-99), which constitutes a procedure for taking an appeal. 165 C. 516. Cited. 168 C. 212; 174 C. 606; 177 C. 191; 191 Conn. 1; 192 C. 581; 215 Conn. 224. Section creates a statutory right to participate in a class action once a trial court deems it appropriate. 285 C. 462. Does not apply to probate proceedings; statute limited to cases wherein parties are very numerous, not enough that it is impracticable to join all the parties; 6 parties are not very numerous. 13 CS 327. Cited. 25 CS 313; 31 CS 356; 37 CS 46; 41 CS 484; 44 CS 569.