Nichols v. Agency of Environmental Conservation

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the superior court has the authority under V.R.C.P. 70 to appoint a master to effectuate compliance with an order that does not involve the conveyance of real property. We hold that the court has this authority and affirm.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and the Vermont Trans*621portation Board brought separate actions against appellants Carolyn and Leonard Nichols for violations of Act 250, 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092, and the Vermont Junkyard Law, 24 V.S.A. §§ 2241-2283. The cases were consolidated because they both involved allegations that…