PIDGEON v. VERMONT STATE TRANSP. BD.

No. 84-119.

522 A.2d 244 (1987)

David E. and Denise M. PIDGEON v. VERMONT STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter F. Langrock, Susan M. Murray, and Mary McQuillen, Law Clerk (on the brief), of Langrock Sperry Parker & Wool, Middlebury, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Andrew M. Eschen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Present ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, PECK, GIBSON and HAYES, JJ.


PECK, Justice.

The Vermont State Transportation Board (defendant) appeals a jury verdict in a highway condemnation case awarding plaintiffs $5,000 for the taking and $33,000 in severance damages. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiffs are the owners of a farm totaling approximately 264 acres in the town of New Haven, Vermont. The 138-acre parcel in question in the present case is situated at the junction of Route 7 and...

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