Legal Opinion
Gokey v. Bessette
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 13, 1990No. 88-068PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Plaintiff landlord, who brought an action for unpaid rent, appeals from a district court decision denying relief and awarding defendant tenants damages and attorney’s fees for breach of an implied warranty of habitability and retaliatory eviction. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I
The parties entered into an oral agreement for the rental of a mobile home starting in September of 1985 at a monthly rent of $400. The tenants paid for electric service to the mobile home, but the landlord paid for the electricity for a nearby barn, in which the tenants were allowed to store their freezer.
The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hilder v. St. PeterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Bruntaeger v. ZellerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Fine Foods, Inc. v. DahlinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Parker, Lamb & Ankuda, P.C. v. KrupinskySupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Young v. Northern Terminals, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Highgate Associates, Ltd. v. MerryfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- Sweet v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Hodgeman v. Jard Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- In Re Estate of PetersSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
- Blodgett Supply Co. v. P.F. Jurgs & Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1992
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