Estate of Sawyer Ex Rel. Howard Bank v. Crowell

Defendant, Charles E. Crowell, 1 appeals a decision of the Chittenden Superior Court ordering him to pay the sum of $50,000 to the plaintiff, the Estate of Thomas C. Sawyer (Estate), an estate administrated under the jurisdiction of the Chittenden Probate Court. Attorney John Durrance served as administrator of the Estate from the death of Thomas Sawyer in 1980 until March of 1982. The superior court determined that defendant materially breached an agreement between the parties and was liable as a result. We affirm.

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In 1980, defendant co-founded the Vermont Real Estate Investment Trust…