Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High School District

Appellant, Michael Bethel, sought a declaratory judgment in superior court, brought pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 4711, to determine the validity of a 1998 amendment to an agreement which established the Mount Anthony Union High School District. Appellee, the Mount Anthony Union High School District, filed a motion to dismiss, pursuant to V.R.C.P. 12(b), premised on a claim that the appellant’s complaint was time-barred. In a subsequent motion for summary judgment, appellant asked the superior court to declare the amendments invalid. The court below granted the appellee’s motion to dismiss, and…