Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Pelletier
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 2, 1990No. 88-368PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Defendant Bernard Pelletier appeals from the judgment of the Franklin Superior Court that plaintiff Geraldine Lawrence acquired title by adverse possession to two parcels of property fronting St. Albans Bay in Georgia, Vermont. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Plaintiff commenced this action in September, 1986 against defendant and his aunt, Albertine Pelletier, as heirs of Joseph T. Pelletier (J.T. Pelletier), the subdivider of a number of lots on the Georgia shore, including the lots in question.
In the 1930s, J.T. Pelletier began subdividing the portion of his farm that bordered the…
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