SCOV Law Blog: Legislative intent

Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. 
State v. Joseph, 2017 VT 52
Mr. Joseph owns some land in Bennington County. He had some trees he wanted to cut down. Unfortunately, he strayed onto his neighbor’s land and cut down three of his neighbor’s trees.
He is all pine, and I am apple orchard.My apple trees will never get acrossAnd eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.— Robert FrostRELATED STORIESSCOV Law Blog: Settlement case retu