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Vermont Superior Court Opinions


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The Vermont Judiciary is pleased to provide access to select trial court opinions. The opinions may be viewed by clicking on the link below and selecting the title of the opinion you want to view.  The opinions are sorted by the year they are filed.  To view the Supreme Court Published Entry Orders or Past Reports please visit the Legal Legal Links page in the Legal Community webpage.

 List of Superior Court Opinions

 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.

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/tcdecisioncvl/2005-8-19-6.pdf

DOCUMENT LIBRARY FORMAT

The document library format allows the user to view by reference 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.

TOPIC FIELDS

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Evidence Evidence
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Highways Highways
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Mental Mental Health
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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
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Taxation Taxation
Torts Torts
Work. Comp. Workers’ Compensation