Legal Opinion
Page v. Lyle H. Hall, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 8, 1965No. 1183PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
The effect of the following language used in a mortgage deed is the key to this controversy:
Mortgagors shall have the right to cut timber from the prem*276ises on and after July 1, 1960 provided that they are not in default under any terms or conditions hereof.
Acting under this provision, the mortgagors sold certain standing timber on the premises to the defendant corporation in May, 1962, by a quitclaim deed which limited the right to cut to two years. When a letter sent in early June, 1962, did not halt the timber operation, the plaintiffs, as mortgagees, brought this equitable action in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Cross-Abbott Company v. Howard's, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- Whiting v. AdamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
- Stratton v. CartmellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1945
- Aldrich v. GriffithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1893
- Deerfield Lumber Co. v. LymanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Smith v. LentiniSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
- Trustees of Net Realty Holding Trust v. AVCO Financial Services of Barre, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Vermont Electric Power Co. v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1999
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Morse v. MurphySupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
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