Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3425

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative. See
  • Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See

§ 3425. Adverse possession in roadway confers no right

A person shall not by reason of adverse possession acquire title to lands belonging to a railroad corporation where such lands lie within the limits of the roadway of such corporation as recorded in the town clerk’s office.