SPEAR v. STATE HIGHWAY BOARD

No. 363.

175 A.2d 511 (1961)

William O. SPEAR, Sr., and Irene F. Spear v. STATE HIGHWAY BOARD of Vermont.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leary & Leddy, Burlington, for plaintiffs.

Charles J. Adams, Waterbury, for defendant.

Before HULBURD, C. J., and HOLDEN, SHANGRAW, BARNEY and SMITH, JJ.


HULBURD, Chief Justice.

In this highway condemnation case, the jury returned a special verdict saying, "We do find that the land lying on the west side of the old United States Route No. 7 across the road from the plaintiffs' gasoline station is inextricably related to and connected with the gasoline station and the business conducted thereon." The question is whether such a finding can be supported by the evidence in this case.

The Spears own land in Charlotte...

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