Smith v. Winhall Planning Commission

How courts have described this case

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

• adopting the “minority” rule that development rights vest under regulations in effect when application is filed
• adopting minority rule that filing permit application vests rights against future changes in zoning regulations because rule prevents legal maneuvering, increases certainty of administration, and is fair to applicants
• adopting minority rule that subdivision permit applications vest “under the then existing regulations as of the time when proper application is filed”
• rights vest under the existing regulations as of the time when proper application is filed
• a permit application vests “as of the time when [a] proper application is filed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• In Re Handy
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2000-11-17· cited 88×
• In Re John A. Russell Corp.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2003-10-15· cited 59×
• In Re Duncan
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1990-11-30· cited 49×
• In Re Sisters & Bros. Investment Group, LLP
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2009-05-29· cited 46×
• In Re Molgano
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1994-11-10· cited 37×
• In Re Appeal of Taft Corners Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2000-08-11· cited 35×
• Littlefield v. Inhabitants of Town of Lyman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1982-07-22· cited 28×
• In Re Jolley Associates
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2006-12-15· cited 27×
• In Re McCormick Management Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1988-02-12· cited 23×
• In Re Keystone Development Corp.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2009-01-22· cited 23×
• In Re Paynter 2-Lot Subdivision
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2010-04-05· cited 23×
• In Re Ross
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1989-01-27· cited 21×
• Donald Gould v. Town of Monkton
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2016-07-29· cited 21×
• In re B&M Realty, LLC
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2016-10-21· cited 20×
• In Re Times and Seasons, LLC
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2011-07-08· cited 19×
• Relay Improvement Ass'n v. Sycamore Realty Co.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1995-07-05· cited 17×
• In re Appeal of Jolley Associates
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2006-12-15· cited 17×
• Littlefield v. Town of Colchester
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1988-08-12· cited 15×
• In re Diverging Diamond Interchange SW Permit, Diverging Diamond Interchange A250 (R.L. Vallee, Inc. and Timberlake Associates, LLP, Appellants)
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2019-08-30· cited 14×
• Richards v. Nowicki
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2001-03-23· cited 13×