Legal Opinion
Hayes and Hayes-McGraw v. Town of Manchester Water & Sewer Boards and Mountain View Estates Homeowners Association
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 21, 2014No. 2013-277PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
¶ 1. This case involves the power of a court to require an estate to create a trust to satisfy feared future claims against the estate, as well as the proper application of the dead man’s statutes, 12 V.S.A. §§ 1602-1603. Developers of a residential subdivision died, triggering various claims by and against their estates relating to the estates’ responsibilities for the subdivision’s private roadway, water, and sewer infrastructure. The Town of Manchester appeals a superior court decision denying the Town’s request that the court create a trust from the assets of the estates to pay for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weed v. WeedSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- Abbiati v. Buttura & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Matey v. Estate of DemberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Big G Corp. v. HenrySupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- In Re Estate of GortonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gerald R. Theberge v. Mary Ann R. ThebergeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2020
- Jeffrey D. Hayes and Deborah Hayes McGraw v. Mountain View Estates Homeowners AssociationSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
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