Rambeau v. Barrows

This action in equity has developed from a dispute over the plaintiff’s north boundary of shore property on Lake Champlain in Ferrisburg. The cause was precipitated by the defendant’s removal of a line fence which the plaintiff had installed in September 1966. After hearing the parties and reporting his findings, the chancellor entered a decree which fixed the boundary as claimed by the plaintiff and allowed recovery against the defendant for damages in trespass.

The only issue presented to the chancellor was the location of the plaintiff’s northern boundary. This appeal by the defendant calls…