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STATE v. YORKEY

No. 93-537.

657 A.2d 1079 (1995)

STATE of Vermont v. John YORKEY, Douglas Willey and David Murray; Town of Danville, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Robert W. Gagnon, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jan Rickless Paul of Paul and Paul, St. Johnsbury, for intervenor-appellant.

Deborah L. Markowitz, Montpelier, for amicus curiae Vt. League of Cities and Towns.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.

GIBSON, Justice.

The Town of Danville appeals from a district court decision that the Town lacked authority to adopt an ordinance regulating speeds on U.S. Route 2, a state highway located within its borders. We affirm.

Defendants were given tickets by a deputy sheriff for speeding on U.S. Route 2 in Danville, pursuant to a local ordinance setting the town speed limit equal to the preexisting state speed limit. After the traffic bureau ruled that 23 V.S.A...

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