Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 809
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 809
- 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
§ 809. Value of discontinued highway
When a discontinued highway belongs to the owner of land through which a highway is laid out, the value may be taken into consideration in estimating the damages sustained by the owner. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)