Legal Opinion
Terranova v. Avco Financial Services of Barre, Inc.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided June 24, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-283PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
The sole issue presented in this case is the constitutionality of Rule 4.1 1 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure (Vt.R.Civ.P.) and its companion statutes, 12 Vt.Stat.Ann. §§ 3291-92, 2 which allow a plaintiff, upon commencement of a suit, to attach the defendant’s real es tate without notice or a prior hearing and with no participation by a court or judge. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated, claim that these statutes violate the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; they therefore request declaratory and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bay State Harness Horse R. & B. Ass'n v. PPG Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Chrysler Corporation v. Fedders Corporation, Salvatore Giordano, Sr., Salvatore Giordano, Jr., Bruno Giordano, Ignatius MacBrinn and Howard S. ModlinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Johnson v. American Credit Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Pinsky v. DuncanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Bankers Trust Co. v. El Paso Pre-Cast Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1977
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