Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs v. Matthew Birmingham

2021 VT 11, 252 A.3d 291

• Court: Supreme Court of Vermont
• Decided: February 19, 2021
• Docket: 2020-155
• Status: Published

Opinion

ENTRY ORDER

2021 VT 11

SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 2020-155

NOVEMBER TERM, 2020

Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs et al. } APPEALED FROM: } v. } Superior Court, Washington Unit, } Civil Division } Matthew Birmingham et al. } DOCKET NO. 224-4-18 Wncv

Trial Judge: Timothy B. Tomasi

In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

¶ 1. In the above-captioned case, this Court accepted an appeal on report posing the question: Does 13 V.S.A. § 4021 violate Chapter I, Article 16 of the Vermont Constitution? This Court has resolved the same question in a decision issued this day in the case of State v. Misch, 2021 VT 10, __Vt. __, __ A.3d __. For the reasons set forth in that opinion, we answer the question reported in this case as follows: 13 V.S.A. § 4021 does not violate Chapter I, Article 16 of the Vermont Constitution.

BY THE COURT:

______________________________________ Beth Robinson, Associate Justice

_______________________________________ Karen R. Carroll, Associate Justice Publish _______________________________________ Do Not Publish John P. Wesley, Superior Judge (Ret.), Specially Assigned

_______________________________________ David A. Howard, Superior Judge (Ret.), Specially Assigned

_______________________________________ Dennis R. Pearson, Superior Judge (Ret.), Specially Assigned