Legal Opinion

Central Vermont Railway Co. v. State

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 19, 1909PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal to tbe Supreme Court for tbe county of Windsor from tbe final decree of tbe Board of Railroad Commissioners dismissing tbe petition of tbe Central Vermont Railway praying for tbe abolition of an alleged public highway grade crossing over tbe petitioner’s tracks at White River Junction.

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Appeal to tbe Supreme Court for tbe county of Windsor from tbe final decree of tbe Board of Railroad Commissioners dismissing tbe petition of tbe Central Vermont Railway praying for tbe abolition of an alleged public highway grade crossing over tbe petitioner’s tracks at White River Junction. Heard at January Term, 1909, on tbe petitioner’s further petition praying that tbe case be remanded, with mandate that it be consolidated with a prior petition pending before said board. It is no objection to tbe contemplated consolidation that tbe parties to tbe two petitions are not tbe same. Biron v.…

1Opinion of the CourtRowell, C. J.

This is an appeal from the final decree of the board of railroad commissioners, dismissing the petition of the Railway Co. against the State and the town of Hartford, praying for the abolition of a highway grade crossing over the company’s tracks at White River Junction, and the establishment of a highway and a footway for passengers in such manner as appeared to the board most conducive to the public welfare ■and safety, and for an apportionment of the expense of such changes as should be ordered, among the State, the town, and the railroad company, which also appealed from said decree to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sabre v. Rutland RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1913
  2. Bacon v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1910
  3. In re TurnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1918
  4. Town of Hartland v. Damon's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
  5. Bacon v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1910

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