NICHOLSON v. TWIN ST. FRUIT CORP., 113 Vt. 59 (1943) 29 A.2d 819 RUTH NICHOLSON v. TWIN STATE FRUIT CORPORATION. Supreme Court of Vermont.November Term, 1942. Opinion filed January 5, 1943. Motor Vehicles. Speed. Skidding. 1. In passing upon a motion for a directed verdict the evidence must be viewed most favorably to the adverse […]
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COOLEY v. CRAFTSBURY ACADEMY SCHOOL BOARD, 136 Vt. 630 (1978)
COOLEY v. CRAFTSBURY ACADEMY SCHOOL BOARD, 136 Vt. 630 (1978) 388 A.2d 33 Dolores COOLEY, as next friend of Donelle Cooley v. The CRAFTSBURY ACADEMYSCHOOL BOARD represented by Morris Rowell, Walter Gutzmann and DonaldWaterhouse, and S. Arnold Smith, Town Agent No. 166-78Supreme Court of Vermont. June 15, 1978. Appeal from Orleans Superior Court. Appellants’ Motion […]
RUTLAND v. KEIFFER, 124 Vt. 357 (1964)
RUTLAND v. KEIFFER, 124 Vt. 357 (1964) 205 A.2d 400 City of Rutland v. Theodore Keiffer and Catherine Keiffer Supreme Court of Vermont. Opinion Filed December 1, 1964 Zoning. Statutes. Trailers. 1. Where no definition is given, words of a zoning ordinance will be given their ordinary meaning and significance. 2. Where there was no […]
PIZZAGALLI v. DEPT. OF TAXES, 132 Vt. 496 (1974)
PIZZAGALLI v. DEPT. OF TAXES, 132 Vt. 496 (1974) 321 A.2d 437 Pizzagalli Construction Co., Inc. and Pizzagalli Corporation v. VermontDepartment of Taxes No. 235-73Supreme Court of Vermont. Opinion Filed June 4, 1974 1. Taxation — Exemptions — Construction of Laws While tax exemptions for a public use are not construed with the same strictness […]
SHAHI v. MADDEN, 2010 VT 56
SHAHI v. MADDEN, 2010 VT 56 5 A.3d 869 Kaveh Shahi and Leslie Shahi v. Daniel Madden(Deirdre Donnelly, Intervenor) No. 09-184, December Term, 2009Supreme Court of Vermont June 18, 2010 On Appeal from Windsor Superior Court, William D. Cohen, J. Kaveh S. Shahi of Cleary Shahi Aicher, P.C., Rutland, for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Daniel Madden, Pro Se, […]
SHAPIRO v. WHITMAN, 98 Vt. 81 (1924)
SHAPIRO v. WHITMAN, 98 Vt. 81 (1924) 126 A. 497 SAMUEL SHAPIRO v. PAUL WHITMAN. Supreme Court of Vermont.May Term, 1924. Opinion filed October 7, 1924. ACTION OF REPLEVIN brought under G.L. 2099. Heard on defendant’s motions to dismiss at the September Term, 1922, Windham County, Fish, J., presiding. Defendant’s motion to dismiss writ because […]
STATE v. WELCH, 159 Vt. 272 (1992)
STATE v. WELCH, 159 Vt. 272 (1992) 617 A.2d 427 State of Vermont v. David P. Welch, Sr. No. 91-438Supreme Court of Vermont. Opinion Filed October 2, 1992 1. Offenses — Particular Crimes — Sexual Offenses Evidence of motive of sexual gratification did not need to be explicit and direct where man was accused of […]
LOVEJOY v. MORRISON, 116 Vt. 453 (1951)
LOVEJOY v. MORRISON, 116 Vt. 453 (1951) 78 A.2d 679 VEDA W. LOVEJOY v. LEONARD W. MORRISON, COMMISSIONER OF TAXES. Supreme Court of Vermont. Opinion Filed February 6, 1951. Transfer and Inheritance Taxes. 1. The taxes provided for in V. S. 47, §§ 1053, 1054, and 1055 are not taxes on property, but upon the […]
DOMINA v. PRATT, 111 Vt. 178 (1940)
DOMINA v. PRATT, 111 Vt. 178 (1940) 13 A.2d 204 CLYDE DOMINA v. G.O. PRATT. Supreme Court of Vermont.February Term, 1940. Opinion filed May 7, 1940. ACTION OF TORT for the recovery of expenditures claimed to be necessitated by the defendant’s negligent diagnosis and treatment of the plaintiff’s son, plaintiff in Arnold Domina v. the […]
CROSS-ABBOTT v. HOWARDS, INC., 124 Vt. 439 (1965)
CROSS-ABBOTT v. HOWARDS, INC., 124 Vt. 439 (1965) 207 A.2d 134 Cross-Abbott Company v. Howard’s, Inc. Supreme Court of Vermont. Opinion Filed February 2, 1965 Construction of Written Instruments. Trading Stamps. Sales. Restraint of Trade. 1. “Commodity” is anything movable that is bought and sold. 2. Trading stamps are tokens of a sale and a […]