Legal Opinion
Central Vermont Public Service Corp. v. Town of Springfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 12, 1977No. 142-76PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
This appeal arises from a taxpayer’s suit brought in Windsor Superior Court by the plaintiff Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, a Vermont public service corporation owning and operating electric distribution facilities in the Town of Springfield. In its complaint, the plaintiff requested that the court declare invalid two contracts, allegedly entered into on July 30, 1974, and April 7, 1975, between the Town of Springfield and a firm of consulting engineers named R. W. Beck and Associates. The plaintiff asked the court to order that all funds paid pursuant to the contracts be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- E. B. & A. C. Whiting Co. v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1934
- Tracy v. Vinton Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Nishiyama v. North American Rockwell Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Sandra Baird and Jared CarterSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
- City of Burlington v. Zurn Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 2001
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