Legal Opinion

Donald Gould v. Town of Monkton

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 29, 2016No. 2014-470PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.

¶ 1. Landowner appeals three rulings of the superior court’s civil division pertaining to the Town of Monkton’s new zoning regulations. He argues that the trial court erred by finding (1) that it had no jurisdiction to hear a declaratory judgment action seeking to invalidate the new zoning regulations; (2) that landowner had no due process interest in the process by which zoning regulations were adopted; and (3) that landowner had no due process property interest in the application of the previous zoning regulations. We affirm.

¶ 2. For several years, Monkton planned to replace its 1978 zoning…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Parker v. Town of MiltonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  4. Smith v. Winhall Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  5. In Re Keystone Development Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2009

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3Cited by22 opinions

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