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· 5/3/1993

Buttolph v. Erikkson

Citations

  • 648 A.2d 824
  • 160 Vt. 618
  • 1993 Vt. LEXIS 147

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “open and notorious use will be presumed to be adverse”
  • “Any increase in defendants’ use of the driveway after becoming full-time residents on their property was a reasonable change in usage and is not grounds for now limiting their usage of the driveway.”
  • “Any increase in defendants' use of the driveway after becoming full-time residents on their property was a reasonable change in usage and is not grounds for now limiting their usage of the driveway.”
  • “The general rule is that open and notorious use will be presumed to be adverse and under a claim of right, unless there is found an exception which rebuts that presumption, such as evidence of permission of the owner of the land to use the right-of-way.”

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Judges: Gibson, Dooley, Morse and Johnson

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