PERSONS v. LEHOE

No. 87-161.

554 A.2d 681 (1988)

Mason and Cyrena PERSONS v. James and Virgina LEHOE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah T. Bucknam, St. Johnsbury, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Putter & Unger Associates, Montpelier, for defendants-appellees.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK, GIBSON and DOOLEY, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


GIBSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of contempt requiring them to obtain a subdivision permit for a one-acre parcel prior to conveying it to defendants. Although we affirm the finding of contempt, the order must be restructured; accordingly, we remand the cause for this purpose.

The facts are not in dispute. The underlying controversy revolved around a right-of-way claimed by the defendants over plaintiffs' land. After litigation was commenced...

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