Welch v. LaGue

This appeal results from a dispute over certain land in East Montpelier, Vermont. The merits of the trial court’s resolution of the various claims to the property are not challenged here; the sole issues presented by the appellant, John LaGue, relate to the propriety of the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to appellees Lawrence and Cynthia Reed, and monetary damages to appellees Harry and Devota Welch.

In 1932 Anna Welch conveyed two of three parcels comprising a tract of approximately 100-120 acres to plaintiffsappellees Harry and Devota Welch, retaining for herself a 10-acre parcel…