Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 811
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 811
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
§ 811. Benefits to landowner considered
In estimating the damages sustained by a person owning or interested in lands, by reason of laying out or altering a highway, the benefits which the person may receive shall be taken into consideration. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)