Legal Opinion
Application of Buttolph
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 7, 1982No. 391-81PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
The Buttolphs are owner-developers of residential property in Middlebury. In order to secure town approval for expansion of an existing housing development on their property, they were required by the town planning commission to find a way to alleviate drainage problems in the area which, it was anticipated, would worsen with the construction of additional homes. They proposed to build an earthen dam and retention basin, an acceptable solution so far as the town was concerned, and pursuant to 10 V.S.A., Chapter 43, sought authorization to proceed with construction from the Vermont Water…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Petition of Central Vt. Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- Vermont Real Estate Commission v. MartinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Relco, Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
- Application of ButtolphSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
3Cited by5 opinions
- Looker v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- In re ButtolphSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. HenrySupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- In Re Vermont Marble Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- In re Reclassification of Airport & Pond BrooksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983