Brigham v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that students and taxpayers presented valid claims challenging the State’s education funding system based on equal opportunity and proportional contribution grounds
• explicit; clause provides “a competent number of schools ought to be maintained in each town unless the general assembly permits other provisions for the convenient instruction of youth”
• trial court improperly granted motion to dismiss on ground of judicial restraint
• trial court improperly granted motion to dismiss on ground of judicial restraint

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2010-03-30· cited 72×
• William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-09-28· cited 53×
• Dernier v. Mortgage Network, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2013-10-18· cited 40×
• Sadie Boyd, Madeline Klein & Town of Whitingham v. State
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2022-03-18· cited 37×
• D.R. Ward Construction Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-05-30· cited 27×
• Sara Vitale v. Bellows Falls Union High School
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2023-03-17· cited 27×
• Abbeville County School District v. State
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-11-12· cited 18×
• In re MVP Health Insurance Company
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2016-09-23· cited 12×
• In re Petition of Acorn Energy Solar 2, LLC (Therese Holmes and Timothy Holmes, Appellants)
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2021-01-15· cited 12×
• Office of the Auditor of Accounts v. Office of the Attorney General
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2025-07-11· cited 12×
• Pike v. Chuck's Willoughby Pub, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2006-06-09· cited 11×
• Miriam Lowell and Seth Healey v. Department for Children and Families
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2024-08-02· cited 10×
• Brod v. Agency of Natural Resources
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2007-08-24· cited 7×
• State v. Cody Shores
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2025-11-14· cited 3×
• Dernier v. Mortgage Network, Inc., Mortgage Electronic Systems, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2013-10-18
• Pepperman v. Town of Middletown Springs
  Vermont Superior Court· 2011-04-11
• Noble v. Sec'y of State
  Vermont Superior Court· 2010-10-21
• Poirier v. Farmers Ins. Group
  Vermont Superior Court· 2010-08-18
• Musto WW & WS Permit
  Vermont Superior Court· 2013-08-28
• Pelkey Final Plat Major Subdivision
  Vermont Superior Court· 2013-07-03

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-14· cited 1,126×
• Goldman v. Belden
  Second Circuit· 1985-02-12· cited 524×
• Parker v. Town of Milton
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1998-12-18· cited 130×
• Powers v. Office of Child Support
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2002-04-05· cited 103×
• Ass'n of Haystack Property Owners, Inc. v. Sprague
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1985-03-22· cited 75×
• Hinesburg Sand & Gravel Co. v. State
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1997-03-28· cited 72×
• Brigham v. State
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1997-02-05· cited 64×
• Gilman v. Maine Mutual Fire Insurance
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2003-06-03· cited 56×
• In Re Property of One Church Street
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1989-08-04· cited 28×