Vermont Laches Law
Roy, Hirschbuhl, Barr, et al. v. Woodstock Community Trust, Inc.
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. This case arises out of a proposed housing development in West Woodstock, Vermont. It is not the first case to come before us related to this development. In Roy v. Woodstock Community Trust and Housing Vermont PRD, 2012 VT 87, ___ Vt. ___, 60 A.3d 686, we affirmed the permits for the project granted by the town development review board and the district environme... More...
$0 (01-07-2014 - VT)Evelyn O. Mueller v. Juliann H. Mueller
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. This case derives from a separation agreement made thirty-seven years ago between a now-deceased husband and plaintiff, his first wife. Plaintiff contends that her ex-husband promised to devise to her certain assets upon his death, and she brings various claims for equitable relief against defendant, her ex-husband's second wife, who survived him. The superior cour... More...
$0 (07-27-2012 - VT)David Smalley v. Stowe Mountain Club, LLC
¶ 1. In this dispute between neighboring landowners, defendant Stowe Mountain Club, LLC (SMC) appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff David Smalley on his claim that portions of a golf course built and operated by SMC violate restrictive covenants in Smalley's deed. SMC contends that, in granting declaratory and injunctive relief in favor of Smalley, the trial court: (1) misconstrued the... More...
$0 (05-20-2011 - VT)Steve Bergman v. Margaret Marker
<P> 1. DOOLEY, J. Mother appeals an order of the family court, establishing father's child support obligation. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings regarding the starting date of father's support obligation. <P> 2. The following facts are not disputed. Mother and father were married in Vermont in 1999, and lived in Vermont immediately following their marr... More...
$0 (12-21-2007 - VT)<a href="http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root3/supct/current/2000-142.op" target="_new">Albert L. Ransom v. Phyllis Bebernitz, et al.</a>
This appeal arises from a dispute among great great grandchildren over their respective rights to a certain tract of land conveyed by an 1882 probate decree according to the terms of their great great grandfather's will. Defendants, members of the Anderson family, appeal the Rutland Superior Court's judgment that plaintiff has a 9/31 interest in the subject land, and the court'... More...
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