Gloss v. Delaware & Hudson Railroad

Plaintiffs own land in Poultney, bordering on the railroad right of way of the defendant. Sometime prior to May, 1973, plaintiffs brought a written complaint to the Public Service Board about the ditch and fence between their properties and their maintenance, under 30 V.S.A. § 1474. Hearing was set by the Board for May 3,1973, at which time the attorneys for the parties informed the hearing examiner that they had resolved their differences and the petition would be withdrawn. They agreed to, and later did, furnish the Board with written copies of their “Stipulation for Discontinuance,” which…