Micalite Sign Corp. v. State Highway Department
Supreme Court of Vermont
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
Kelbro, Inc. v. Myrick, 113 Vt. 64, 30 A.2d 527, validated billboard regulation in this state as a proper exercise of the police power. The plaintiff, a corporation engaged in the business of outdoor advertising, asks that its doctrine be reconsidered and the holding of the case now be overruled. We decline. Whatever problems may have arisen in carrying out a program of billboard regulation, nothing has been made to appear here that requires or justifies a retreat from Kelbro. The issues of this litigation will be disposed of in the light of that law.
The plaintiff has been ordered to remove a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kelbro, Inc. v. MyrickSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. v. BarberSupreme Court of Vermont · 1954
- Sowma v. Parker, Att'y Gen.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- State of Vermont v. BrinegarDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1974
- Hampton National Bank v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Pope v. Town of WindsorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Helm v. HelmSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987