Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 776
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 776
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discontinued: means a previously designated town highway which through the process of discontinuance all public rights are reconveyed to the adjoining landowners. See
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
- Landowner: means a person who has title to real estate in fee simple or a life estate. See
- Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 776. Damages for highways discontinued before completion
When a public highway is laid out and damages are assessed to the owners of the land or rights acquired and the highway is legally discontinued before being worked or opened, the assessment of damages shall become void. Damages from the laying out, less actual damages accrued before discontinuance, shall be returned to the town. Actual damages before discontinuance shall be established by the selectboard using the procedure in section 923 of this title. Thereafter, title to the land shall be returned to the original landowner or his or her assigns. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)