Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 2511

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • town: includes an incorporated village or city, and the words "telegraph, telephone, and electric lines or wires" include wires or cables used in conjunction with a cable television system as defined in section 501 of this title. See

§ 2511. Damages; appraisal; payment

When, in the erection of a line of wires, the owner or occupant of lands or tenements sustains or is likely to sustain damages thereby, the Transportation Board or the selectboard of the town, upon notice to parties interested, shall appraise such damages. The same shall be paid before the line is erected, unless petition is made to the Superior Court on the question of damages as provided in section 2512 of this title. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)