Farrell v. Vermont Electric Power Co., and Vermont Transco, LLC

¶ 1. Plaintiff David Farrell, Trustee of the David Farrell Trust, appeals the Chittenden Civil Division’s grant of summary judgment for defendants Vermont Electric Power Company and Vermont Transco (together, VELCO), the holders of an easement for the construction and operation of electrical transmission lines on plaintiff’s property. Plaintiff claims that VELCO’s easement is limited to the installation and operation of transmission lines necessary for the so-called Queen City Tap Project. As such, he argues that VELCO exceeded the scope of its easement by installing a second transmission…