Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Town of Cornwall
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 6, 1972No. 49-71PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Addison County Court entered upon a jury verdict directed by the court for the defendant. Viewing the evidence presented in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs against whom the motion was directed [see Spafford v. Kieffer, 127 Vt. 349, 352, 249 A.2d 398 (1969)], it shows that the plaintiffs are owners of a farm in the Town of Cornwall. Running adjacent to their farm is a town road, under which are three culverts. Through one of these culverts passes a natural stream of water. During January, 1970, the town road adjacent to the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baxter v. Winooski Turnpike Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1849
- Sanborn v. Village of Enosburg FallsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Lemieux v. City of St. AlbansSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Berkley v. Burlington Cadillac Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1923
- Haynes v. Town of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1865
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Hughes v. HoltSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Graham v. Town of DuxburySupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
- Town of Manchester v. CherbonneauSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
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