Town of Ludlow v. Watson

This is the case of the wandering road. The Town of Ludlow appeals from a directed verdict by the Windsor Superior Court in favor of defendants Bruce and Linda Watson, and Ronald and Ann Neal in a suit in which the Town sought the removal of fences and posts which it asserted defendants had placed within the traveled portion of a town highway. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff, the Town of Ludlow, brought an action for injunctive relief, pursuant to 19 V.S.A. § 1111(h), mandating the removal of all fences and obstructions constructed by the defendants within one and one-half rods of the center…