Legal Opinion
Lesage, McNeil and Mostrom v. Colchester, Marchelewicz v. Colchester, In re Colchester Leased Lands
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 5, 2013No. 2012-196PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. The common legal issue in these consolidated cases is whether Vermont law allows the Town of Colchester to consider location-related “intangible” factors in assessing seasonal lakefront camps situated on leased land. We conclude that the Town is not precluded from considering such factors in assessing the subject properties. Accordingly, we reverse the decisions of the superior court and state appraiser reaching the opposite conclusion, and we remand the cases for further consideration consistent with our opinion set forth below.
¶ 2. There are two decisions for our review, one by the…
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- Sondergeld v. Town of HubbardtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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- Sherburne Corporation v. Town of SherburneSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
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