Legal Opinion
Massey v. Hrostek
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 2, 2009No. 2007-437PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reiber, CJ.
¶ 1. This appeal arises from a partition action brought by plaintiff Daniel Massey against defendant Lucille Hrostek. In that action, Hrostek was ordered to sign over title to their jointly owned $450,000 vacation home on nineteen acres of land without receiving any compensation from Massey. We reverse and remand.
¶ 2. When Massey brought this partition action, the parties were the titular owners, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, of a house and land in Cavendish. The parties were for some time involved in a romantic relationship, but were estranged before Massey filed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Wilk v. WilkSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
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