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VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT OPINIONS ONLINE

 The Vermont Judiciary is pleased to provide access to select trial court opinions.  The opinions may be keyword searched or viewed and sorted in a document library format.

 

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 IMPORTANT NOTE

The texts of trial court opinions available here are unofficial.  They have been reformatted from the originals.  The accuracy of the texts and any accompanying data is not guaranteed.  This database is not exhaustive, nor does it include all trial court opinions. 

 At this time, no opinions from Vermont’s criminal and family courts are included.

 Click here for access to opinions of the Vermont Supreme Court or the Vermont Environmental Court.

 TO CITE AN OPINION

 The following format is recommended for use in Vermont:

 Fingerlakes Constr. Co., Inc. v. Fillmore Farms, LLC, No. 56-2-04 Bncv (Carroll, J., Aug. 3, 2005), available at http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/tcdecisionscvl/2005-8-19-6.pdf

DOCUMENT LIBRARY FORMAT

The document library format allows the user to view and sort the opinions by reference to any of several data fields.  The fields provided describe the following: the plaintiff and defendant; the docket number, including case suffix; the judge; the filing date; up to three digest topics; and whether the decision has been reviewed by the Vermont Supreme Court.

The docket number typically consists of three numbers: a chronological number, the month in which the case was filed, and the year in which the case was filed.  The suffix typically includes two letters indicating the county of filing, and two letters generally indicating subject matter.

To sort the data, click on a column heading. 

TOPIC FIELDS

Admin. Law Administrative Law
Attorneys Attorneys and Attorneys’ Fees
Civil Pro. Civil Procedure
Constitution Constitutional Law (federal and state)
Contracts Contracts, Commerce, and Corporations
Courts Courts, Judges, and Jurisdiction
Employment Employment and Unemployment
Enforcement Enforcement and Contempt
Environment Environmental Law, Zoning, and Planning
Evidence Evidence
Government Governmental Entities, Immunities, and Privileges
Highways Highways
Insurance Insurance
Juries Juries and Jury Instructions
Mental Mental Health
Foreclosures Mortgages and Foreclosures
Prisoners Prisons, Prisoners, and Post-Conviction Relief
Property Property (deeds, easements, etc.)
Pub. Records Public Meetings and Public Records
Remedies Equity, Remedies and Damages
Rentals Landlord and Tenant
Sm. Claims Small Claims Court Appeals
Statutes Statutes and Statutory Rights
Taxation Taxation
Torts Torts
Work. Comp. Workers’ Compensation

 

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