Legal Opinion
Smith v. State Highway Board
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 3, 1970No. 595PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C.J.
The plaintiffs are the owners of a farm which contained some five hundred thirty-five acres in the town of St. Albans. The state highway board condemned forty-eight and one-half acres of the farmland for the construction of a section of the interstate highway system, a connecting link to Highway 104 and a traffic interchange. The jury awarded compensation for the taking in the amount of $39,710. The county court ordered judgment on the verdict.
The plaintiffs bring this appeal. They claim the award is legally defective for the reason that the trial court permitted the jury to consider whether…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Childrens' Home, Inc. v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- Kinsley v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
- Morse v. WardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1930
- Commercial Credit Plan, Inc. v. BeebeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1963
- Trombetta v. Champlain Valley Fruit Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1953
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ethel M. West v. Gary M. JutrasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Blanchard v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Smith v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Ethel M. West v. Gary M. JutrasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972