Cameron v. Burke

Defendant appeals from a superior court order awarding plaintiff damages for unpaid loans, interest, and partial attorney fees. We affirm.

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The underlying issue in this case is whether sums provided by plaintiff to defendant, a woman with whom plaintiff had an intimate relationship, were loans or gifts. Plaintiff and defendant first became intimate in February, 1984, while defendant was a full-time law student at Vermont Law School. At the time, defendant was experiencing financial difficulties due to condominium payments, car payments, and education and maintenance expenses for herself and…