Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2299f
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2299f
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Legislative body: means the board of supervisors, board of commissioners, or other governing board of a solid waste management district. See
- Necessity: means a reasonable need which considers the greatest public good and the least inconvenience and expense to the condemning party and to the property owner. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 2299f. Determination of damages; jury trial
(a) If any person with an interest in the property or right is dissatisfied with the compensation determined by the legislative body of the solid waste management district, the person may, within 30 days after any court order regarding necessity has become final, apply by petition in writing to the Superior Court of the county within which such property or right or part thereof is situated to have the amount of compensation reassessed and the time and manner of payment redetermined. Such petition shall be served and returned like a summons.
(b) Either party may request and have a trial by jury on the issue of compensation only.
(c) The Superior Court shall determine damages as of the date the property is acquired or at such other date as the court determines. (Added 1991, No. 109, § 1, eff. June 28, 1991.)