Legal Opinion

Sharp v. Transportation Bd. of State of Vt.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided September 10, 1982No. 55-81PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtUnderwood, J.

The State appeals a jury verdict in a highway condemnation case awarding the plaintiffs a total of $398,449 to compensate them for (a) the taking of certain lands on Quarterline Road in the Town of Rutland upon which they ran a dairy and dairy farm ($278,875); (b) a business loss for the dairy, which processed milk and distributed it to retail customers ($111,874); and (c) severance damages to the land they retained ($7,700).

The Legislature has required that the owner of property taken by the State for highway purposes be compensated in the following fashion:.

Damages resulting from the taking…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Record v. Vermont Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1959
  2. Penna v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
  3. Hoague v. CotaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
  4. Miller v. LaddSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  5. Colson v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  2. Provost v. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2005
  3. Pinewood Manor, Inc. v. Vermont Agency of TransportationSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  4. State v. IvesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  5. In Re Chittenden Solid Waste Dist.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2007

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