Legal Opinion
Trustees of the Diocese of Vermont v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 19, 1985No. 83-457 and 83-490PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The plaintiffs, The Trustees of the Diocese of Vermont, appeal an order of the superior court which dismissed their cause of action. We affirm.
In 1899, pursuant to an act of the Vermont Legislature, the Rutland-Canadian Railroad Company obtained Commissioner’s awards permitting the taking of an easement for railroad purposes on land owned by predecessors in title to the plaintiffs. The Rutland-Canadian Railway Company was succeeded by the Rutland Railway Corporation. In 1962, the State of Vermont acquired the land from the Rutland Railway Corporation as part of the liquidation of that…
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- Interstate Commerce Commission, and Ethan Allen, Inc., Intervenors v. Maine Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Merrill v. ReedSupreme Court of Vermont · 1962
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