Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Town of Charleston
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 30, 1991No. 90-193PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Defendant, Town of Charleston, appeals from an order of the Orleans Superior Court reclassifying a section of Town Highway No. 5 from class 4 to class 3. We affirm.
Approximately twenty persons, including ten children, live in the five full-time residences along the section of Town Highway No. 5 involved in this case. On no other class 4 highway in the Town are there as many permanent residences. The road is seasonably impassable and is gradually deteriorating.
Because of the state of the road, the residences do not have year-round fire or police protection. The school bus cannot go up the road…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pillsbury v. Town of WheelockSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Whitcomb v. Town of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1963
- Cersosimo v. Town of TownshendSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Gray v. Middletown & PoultneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
- Kirchner v. GiebinkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Town Highway No. 20Supreme Court of Vermont · 2012
- Sagar v. Warren SelectboardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Ketchum v. Town of DorsetSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
- Town of Calais v. County Road CommissionersSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Demarest v. Town of UnderhillSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
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