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The Vermont Statutes Online
Title
05
:
Aeronautics and Surface Transportation Generally
Chapter
068
:
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ROAD
Subchapter
002
:
CROSSING HIGHWAYS AND TURNPIKES
§
3577. Liability; railroad
A railroad
corporation constructing a railroad across a highway shall be liable to the
town, within whose limits the crossings are, for damages occasioned to that
town by reason of the corporation not complying with the provisions of sections
3570 and 3574 of this title. The liability shall extend to expenses incurred by
the town in connection with actions against the corporation by reason of the
noncompliance. (Amended 1969, No. 76, § 7.)