Legal Opinion

Morse v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 19, 1991No. 89-456PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*411Entry Order

The controversy in this case focuses on the width of a right-of-way held by plaintiffs across property owned by defendant in the town of Lyndon. Defendant appeals from the trial court’s judgment holding that the plaintiffs’ right-of-way is fifty feet wide. We affirm.

The record facts are simple. In 1974, adjoining landowners, Morse and Bailey, exchanged deeds the purpose of which was to create rights-of-way over their respective properties. The rights-of-way connected and formed one continuous road.

The Morse to Bailey deed dated July 8, 1974, conveyed “a fifty foot wide strip of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Braun v. HumistonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  2. Fassler v. Okemo Mountain, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1987
  3. Page v. Lyle H. Hall, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1965

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cassani v. Northfield Savings BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
  2. Bosley v. BAC Home Loan Servicing L.P. (In Re Bosley)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2011
  3. Morris 7-Lot SubdivisionVermont Superior Court · 2007
  4. Worth v. GonyawVermont Superior Court · 2011

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