Legal Opinion
Childrens' Home, Inc. v. State Highway Board
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 1, 1965No. 326PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C. J.
In this appeal, the plaintiff landowner, Childrens' Home, Inc., challenges the compensation awarded by the Chittenden County Court in a highway condemnation proceeding. The defendant appropriated a triangular parcel of 9.2 acres, consisting of the plaintiff’s remaining frontage of 723 feet on Shelburne Road in Burlington. The land was taken on May 4, 1961 for highway construction. The condemned area was undeveloped. A circuitous stream flowed through the area in the channel of a ravine. The ravine extended to a depth of forty feet below the level of the grade of Shelburne Road.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Omnia Commercial Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Ackerman v. KogutSupreme Court of Vermont · 1951
- Essex Storage Electric Co. v. Victory Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1919
- In Re the Petition of ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Laferriere v. SalibaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1955
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3Cited by21 opinions
- South Burlington School District v. Calcagni-Frazier-Zajchowski Architects, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Morris v. American Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- Cliche v. FairSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Crawford v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1971
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
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