Poronto v. Sinnott
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal in Chancery. Heard on the pleadings and a master’s report, and defendant’s exception thereto, at the June Term, 1914, Caledonia County, Butler, Chancellor. Exceptions overruled, and decree for the plaintiffs. The defendant appealed. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
These parties own adjoining farms in the town of Walden. The controversy 'is over a right of way claimed by the plaintiffs across a part of the defendant’s farm to their wood lot and sugar place. The proceedings are in chancery, and the result below was a decree for the plaintiffs, establishing the right of way and enjoining the defendant from interfering with their use of it.
It is admitted that the plaintiffs have no such way by express grant, and they seek here to establish the same in three ways: (1) Estoppel; (2) implied reservation when the common owner, Enoch Foster, first conveyed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schmidt v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Barber v. BaileySupreme Court of Vermont · 1912
- Carmody v. MulrooneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Royce v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1907
- Richmond v. AikenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1853
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Wellman, Admr. v. WalesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
- Gero v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Hitchcock v. KennisonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
- Berge v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Higgins v. RingwigSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.