L'ESPERANCE v. TOWN OF CHARLOTTE

No. 96-532.

704 A.2d 760 (1997)

Roy & Linda L'ESPERANCE v. TOWN OF CHARLOTTE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Kaplan and Richard R. Goldsborough of Jarvis & Kaplan, Burlington, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Steven F. Stitzel of Stitzel & Page, P.C., Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before AMESTOY, C.J., GIBSON, DOOLEY, and JOHNSON, JJ., and ALLEN, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


DOOLEY, Justice.

Plaintiffs Roy and Linda L'Esperance sued to compel the Town of Charlotte to renew their lease for property on Lake Champlain under the same terms as their original lease. The superior court agreed that plaintiffs were entitled to renewal and granted them summary judgment. On appeal, the Town of Charlotte argues that (1) the lease violates Chapter I, Articles 7 and 9 of the Vermont Constitution, (2) the lease is invalid because it is contrary to public...

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