Ferguson v. Town of Sheffield
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was a petition to the Caledonia County Court, June Term, 1878, to discontinue a highway. The petition alleged that since the highway was established a route for a road to connect the same points and accommodate the same travel, “ more feasible, easier, shorter, and less expensive ” than that of the road so established, had been discovered ; and that the route so discovered had a better grade than the old one, could be built and maintained at less expense, and would…
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This was a petition to the Caledonia County Court, June Term, 1878, to discontinue a highway. The petition alleged that since the highway was established a route for a road to connect the same points and accommodate the same travel, “ more feasible, easier, shorter, and less expensive ” than that of the road so established, had been discovered ; and that the route so discovered had a better grade than the old one, could be built and maintained at less expense, and would better meet the interests of all parties to be benefited by the road. Commissioners were appointed, who reported the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Veazey, J.
This is a petition to discontinue a highway that has been laid out and established, but not built. The petition alleges that since the road was established in the former proceedings, a more feasible, easier, shorter, and less expensive route has been discovered for a road to connect the same points and accommodate the same travel, than the one so established, and alleges in what respect this general averment is true. A committee was duly appointed, and have made a report showing with marked clearness that these allegations of the petition are…
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