In re: Verizon Wireless Barton Permit (2009-201) MSK represented Verizon Wireless to obtain a permit from the Town of Barton for a telecommunications antenna in the shape of a tree. Neighbors appealed the permit, and the Environmental Court dismissed the appeal for lack of standing. In a 3-2 decision, the Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit.
Verizon Wireless Barton Act 250 Permit
In re Verizon Wireless Barton Act 250 Permit, 6-1-09 (February 4, 2010) The Vermont Environmental Court granted the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment that we filed for our client, Verizon Wireless, in the appeal of an Act 250 Pemit for a telecommunications facility in the Town of Barton. The Court’s decision significantly narrowed the issues on […]
Champlain Oil Company Project
Re: Jurisdictional Opinion #9-069 (2009) – Reconsideration of PRS issued to Champlain Oil Company Project, Ferrisburgh, VT Attorney Murphy represented a commercial developer regarding the jurisdiction of Vermont’s statewide land use law (“Act 250”) and obtained a jurisdictional opinion exempting from jurisdiction a development which was proposed to be constructed on a tract of land […]
Vermont Probate Court: Estate of Clark Hinsdale, Jr.
Re: Estate of Clark Hinsdale, Jr., 34239 (July 20, 2009) A decision of the Chittenden Probate Court involving a complex estate administrative issue regarding expense allocations.
Estate of Clark Hinsdale, Jr.
Re: Estate of Clark Hinsdale, Jr., 34239 (July 20, 2009) A decision of the Chittenden Probate Court involving a complex estate administrative issue regarding expense allocations.
Verizon Wireless Barton Permit
In re Verizon Wireless Barton Permit, 133-6-08 (May 20, 2009) MSK successfully represented Verizon Wireless in the dismissal of an appeal of a municipal permit regarding a wireless telecommunications facility in Barton, Vermont.
Sheldrick Building Permit
In re Sheldrick Building Permit (Appeal of Bennett and Naritomi), 185-9-07 (April 1, 2009) MSK successfully represented property owners in defending an appeal of their building permit by neighbors. The case involved the issues of defining an “accessory structure”, the scope of home occupations and compliance with performance standards.
Hurt v. Bryson
Hurt v. Bryson, 2009-013 (February 4, 2009) In this quiet title action, MSK prevailed in obtaining a judgment that her client owns a parcel of land with frontage on Lake Champlain. Defendant’s appeal to the Supreme Court was 3 days late, and MSK’s request that the appeal be dismissed was granted, ending the lawsuit.
