Current as of January 01, 2020 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
When lumber, such as spars, masts, square timber, logs, or sawed lumber, put into a stream in or adjoining the state, and lodged upon lands adjoining the same, or dams crossing such streams, in this state, is not taken away by the owner on or before May 1, annually, the owner of the lands or dams may detain in his or her possession such lumber, until the owner thereof pays the damages sustained by reason of its lying upon such lands or dams.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Vermont Statutes Title 25. Navigation and Waters, § 202. Retention of lodged lumber for damages - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-25-navigation-and-waters/vt-st-tit-25-sect-202.html
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.
Was this helpful?