GOODE v. STATE, 147 Vt. 646 (1986)
514 A.2d 322
No. 85-408Supreme Court of Vermont.
July 1, 1986.
Appeal from Bennington Superior Court.
The State of Vermont moved to dismiss, alleging that the statute of limitations had run on the cause of action alleged in plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff’s response to the motion to dismiss indicated that he suffered “vast emotional trauma” as a result of the events of September 11, 1978, and was emotionally unable to construct his complaint before July 15, 1985.
It is the law in Vermont that insanity tolls the running of the statute of limitations. 12 V.S.A. § 551. A person may be insane, within the meaning of the statute of limitations, when his mental disability makes him unable to manage his business affairs or estate, or to comprehend his legal rights and liabilities. Goewey v. United States, 612 F.2d 539, 544 (Ct. Cl. 1979).
The record is insufficient for this Court to determine whether plaintiff suffered a mental disability which prevented him from comprehending his legal rights.
Remanded to the Bennington Superior Court for a determinationof whether plaintiff’s mental condition prevented him fromcomprehending his rights, thus rendering him insane within themeaning of 12 V.S.A. § 551, and for such other proceedings asmay be appropriate.Page 647
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