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IN RE TOWN HIGHWAY NO. 20

Nos. 10-100, 10-338.

45 A.3d 54 (2012)

2012 VT 17

In re TOWN HIGHWAY NO. 20, Town of Georgia (Petition of John Rhodes) John Rhodes v. Town of Georgia In re Unnamed Town Highway of Town of Georgia.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Cahill, Jr. and Michael S. Gawne of Brown, Cahill, Gawne & Miller, P.C., St. Albans, for Petitioner-Appellee and Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Joseph A. Farnham and Kevin J. Coyle of McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan, Burlington, for Respondent-Appellant and Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.

SKOGLUND, J.

¶ 1. In 1995, John Rhodes, a resident of the Town of Georgia, petitioned his local governing body, the selectboard, to clarify several issues surrounding two roads that bordered his land. While this case began as a suit over the existence and use of two ancient roads, it grew over time into a test of constitutional guarantees and a saga about abuse of power. After almost fifteen years of litigation, including two side trips to federal court, the...

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