Legal Opinion
Whitcomb v. Town of Springfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 6, 1963No. 1214PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The appellants are owners of land abutting on the “Old Hospital Road” so-called, in the town of Springfield. The appeal is from a judgment order of the Windsor County Court changing the order of the Old Hospital Road to a trail.
The establishing and changing of the order of town roads is a matter which is largely controlled by statutory provisions. On June 5, 1957, the selectmen of the Town of Springfield gave notice that they proposed to change the order of the Old Hospital Road to that of a trail and that a hearing would be held on June 26, 1957, under the provisions of 19 V.S.A. §292. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Van Dyke v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1911
- LaFarrier v. HardySupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
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