Dessureau v. Maurice Memorials, Inc.

The plaintiffs, John Dessureau and James W. McLam, brought an action in the Washington County Court seeking to enjoin the defendants, Maurice Memorials, Inc., and others, from trespassing upon property which they claim to own in Barre, Vermont. The cause was heard by the judge of the Washington County Court, sitting without a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts and issues, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiffs.

The property, located in Barre, Vermont, is the easterly half of an abandoned railroad right-of-way, which runs generally north to south, abutting the plaintiffs on the east…