Goode v. State

In Goode v. State, 147 Vt. 646, 514 A.2d 322 (1986) (mem.), this Court reversed the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint and remanded for fact finding on his claim that the statute of limitations, which the trial court found had run, was tolled by plaintiff’s insanity. See 12 V.S.A. § 551. On remand the trial court found that the statute of limitations was not tolled and again dismissed the action because: (1) according to his testimony plaintiff was insane solely with respect to this litigation and could function in all other parts of his life, and, thus, in the court’s view, was not “insane”;…