The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2810)
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§ 2810. Petition; appointment of commissioners
(a) When a person having an interest in such land is dissatisfied with the action of the
mayor and aldermen, selectboard, or trustees in locating and setting it out or with
the damages awarded therefor by them, he or she may apply by petition to the Superior
Court for the county wherein such land lies within 60 days of the recording of the
order of the mayor and aldermen, selectboard, or trustees, and any number of persons
aggrieved may join in the petition.
(b) The petition with a citation shall be served on the clerk of the city, town, or village
as a writ of summons requiring entry to be made therein within 21 days from the date
of service.
(c) The court shall appoint three disinterested commissioners, who shall inquire into
the necessity for locating and setting out such land and as to the amount of damages
sustained by the persons interested therein. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)