Legal Opinion
State v. Cain
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 3, 1967No. 391PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendants own a tract of land in the Town of Colchester, bounded westerly by Lake Champlain, near to where the water of the Winooski River flows into the lake. In the latter part of 1966, the defendants started to place land fill, in the form of a dike, in that portion of the lake immediately in front of their shore property, with the intention of filling in behind the dike and creating usable land adjacent to the present usable land area owned by them.
The State of Vermont brought an action in the Chittenden County Court of Chancery, alleging that the land fill of the defendants was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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