Representative Appellate Cases
Appeal of Stratton Corp., 157 Vt. 436, 600 A.2d 297 (1991) (rejecting challenge by ski area to the re-classification of a mountain stream that required high environmental quality, and denying due-process challenge)
In Re Killington, Ltd., 159 Vt. 206, 616 A.2d 241 (1992) (rejecting challenge by ski area to decision of the Vermont Environmental Board to stop development project that would have destroyed critical wildlife habitat)
Sandgate v. Colehamer, 156 Vt. 77, 589 A.2d 1205 (1991) (overruling 1943 Supreme Court decision that had banned land-use regulation for purely aesthetic purposes, and establishing standing requirements for zoning appeals)
In Re Green Peak Estates, Inc., 154 Vt. 363, 577 A.2d 676 (1986) (upholding ban on residential development above 2500 feet based on provisions of regional plan)
Eastern Equipment and Services Corp. v. Factory Point National Bank, 236 F.3d 117 (2d Cir. 2001) (holding that US District Court lacks jurisdiction over alleged state tort law claims arising out of claimed violation of automatic bankruptcy stay)
In re Nehemiah, 168 Vt. 288, 719 A.2d. 34 (1998) (upholding Environmental Board’s standards for amending land-use permits)
Paradise Restaurant v. Somerset Enterprises, Inc., 164 Vt. 405, 671 A.2d 1258 (1996) (reversing trial court’s construction of a contract)
Leo's Motors, Inc. v. Town of Manchester, 158 Vt. 561, 613 A.2d 196 (1992) (reversing trial court’s grant of permit in appeal from zoning board of adjustment)
State v. Davey Oil Co., 146 Vt. 632, 508 A.2d 717 (1986) (reversing Tax Department’s interpretation of statute).
