LaGUE v. STATE

No. 56-68.

260 A.2d 387 (1969)

Henry LaGUE, Jr. v. STATE of Vermont and State of Vermont Highway Board.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Washington.

December 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Burgess, Montpelier, for plaintiff.

James M. Jeffords, Atty. Gen., and Richard M. Finn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State and State Highway Board.

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


HOLDEN, Chief Justice.

This action in equity comes about as an aftermath to the State's condemnation of lands formerly owned by LaGue, Inc. for the construction of a highway known as Interstate 89 in the city of Montpelier. The question presented is whether the defendant state highway board is required to compensate the plaintiff for the loss of an option to purchase access rights across the land appropriated.

On April 11, 1958 the defendant instituted condemnation...

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