Legal Opinion
L'ESPERANCE v. Benware
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 2, 2003No. 01-404PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amestoy, C J.
¶ 1. In this appeal of a jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff-tenants, defendant-landlord claims (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s finding that landlord was negligent in failing to provide plaintiff-tenants with safe drinking water; (2) the trial court erred in concluding that landlord was liable to plaintiff-tenants under the Consumer Fraud Act for renting her property in violation of the law; (3) the jury’s award of exemplary damages was erroneous because it was unsupported by the evidence; and (4) the trial court erred in awarding attorney’s fees to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Riverside v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- White v. Quechee Lakes Landowners' Ass'nSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Brueckner v. Norwich UniversitySupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Crump v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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3Cited by79 opinions
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