Legal Opinion
Rutland Country Club, Inc. v. City of Rutland
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 1, 1981No. 236-79PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Plaintiff, Rutland Country Club, owns approximately 275 acres of land in the City of Rutland, 95 acres of which are used for an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and one tennis court. The present controversy stems from a 1978 listing by the City of the property at $264,000.00, representing 65-68 per cent of the land’s full value, which was found to be $395,500.00. See 32 V.S.A. §§ 3431, 4467. The golf course was unique to the area, so the City was without other property to use as comparison in evaluating the land’s value. Consequently, the City divided the golf course into 75 building lots, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tyrrell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- New England Power Company v. Town of BarnetSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- In Re FullerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- Town of Walden v. BucknamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- Estey v. LeveilleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Sondergeld v. Town of HubbardtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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- Rocque v. Co-Op. Fire Ins. Ass'n of Vt.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- In Re Hawk Mountain Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Corrette v. Town of St. JohnsburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
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