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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 1102 (2026)

Acquiring highways by adverse possession

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(Cite as: 19 V.S.A. § 1102)
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Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2020 · leading case: Benson v. Hodgdon, 2010 VT 11, 992 A.2d 1053.
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Benson v. Hodgdon, 2010 VT 11, 992 A.2d 1053. “§ 462 and did not address the more specific dictates of 19 V.S.A. § 1102. ¶ 17. To the extent that defendants suggest we extend the common law to recognize abandonment of a municipal right-of-way, we decline the invitation.”
Holly Bartlett v. John Roberts, 2020 VT 24, 231 A.3d 171. “) (rejecting argument that public highway may be discontinued through adverse possession); 19 V.S.A. § 1102 (“A right or interest within the limits of a highway shall not be acquired by anyone by possession or occupation.”
Town of Rutland v. City of Rutland, 743 A.2d 585 (Vt. 1999). “We note only that such a holding would not be inconsistent with the language of 19 V.S.A. § 1102, prohibiting anyone from obtaining a right or interest in a public highway.”
Pidgeon v. Vermont State Transp. Bd., 522 A.2d 244 (Vt. 1987). “10 The statute presently appears as 19 V.S.A. § 1102 with a minor change in its form.”
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