Legal Opinion
Patch v. Baird
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 14, 1981No. 130-80PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
This is a trespass suit, with the defendant justifying passage over plaintiff’s land on the basis of a prescriptive easement and two deeded easements. The trial court recognized one of the deeded easements, confirmed the right of way by prescription, denied the trespass claim, and awarded the defendants further rights that will be dealt with separately in the opinion. It dismissed all other claims with prejudice. Both sides have appealed.
The defendant Thomas Baird is a stockholder and president of the defendant corporation, Baird Associates, Inc., which operates a plumbing and heating…
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