fournier v. wood (2024)

Citation: fournier v. wood (2024)
Parent Document: fournier v. wood (2024)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2024-03-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9484486/fournier-v-wood/ ↗

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The Court will further note that the agreement between the parties was oral, and under Vermont
law, a party seeking to enforce an agreement that lasts for one year or more must put that agreement in
writing. 12 V.S.A. § 181. As an oral agreement for an extended lease, the parties have not established
the necessary writing, on which the Court can base either the enforcement or denial of specific terms
and provisions. Id.; see also 27 V.S.A. § 302 (requiring long-term leases to be recorded in the land
records to be enforceable against third-parties). As the testimony at the hearing showed, the parties
have contradictory memories about what was discussed, what was agreed upon, and even what
happened during those early years.

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